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Today the President, the First Lady and Secretarry of State Condeleza Rice continue their visit to Israel celebrating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Israeli State. Today they visited the Masada Historic Site, the ancient fortress on a plateau in the desert overlooking the Dead Sea. The President also addressed the Knesset in Jerusalem. They also attended a reception at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem where the President spoke. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2800

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m getting a little tired of George Bush. Maybe it’s the cumulative effect of eight years of “Bush Derangement Syndrome” in the mainstream press. Maybe it’s the high gas prices, the stories of economic woe, the fear that anger over Bush’s mistakes might encourage people to vote for (God help us) Barack Obama. I don’t know what it is…but I’m just tired of the guy. It’s the same feeling I had back in 2000 with Clinton. It was hard enough looking at Clinton’s face during the 1990s: by 2000, I would turn the...

The President and First Lady returned to the White House yesterday after attending their daughter Jenna's wedding at their ranch in Crawford, Texas. See Daisy's Sunday ping for photos of the event. Today the First lady attended and spoke at Senate Spouses luncheon at the White House and also congratulated the recipients of the 2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2797 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended a meeting with members of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion at the State Department and also attended the swearing in of Goli Ameri as Assistant Secretary of...

Today at about the time this thread is posted the President will be walking his daughter Jenna down the aisle in Crawford Texas as she marries Henry Hager. The White House has promised to release a couple of photos of this very private event tomorrow. On Friday evening the President attended a wedding rehearsal dinner near his ranch and the previous evening the Vice President spoke at an event in Washington celebrating the 60th year of the nation of Israel. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2795 . Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Today the President travelled to his ranch in Crawford for the weekend where his daughter Jenna's wedding will take place on Saturday. The local shops in Crawford have banners congratulating the couple and also many of them are selling unofficial souvenirs of the wedding. I heard Katie Couric on CBS news tonight say that the White House will release a couple of photos of the wedding on Sunday. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2793 Today the Vice President made remarks at the Philadelphia Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia. Today Defense Secretary Robert...

Neither did Glenn, neither did I. (I didn’t vote.) Granted, she’s a buffoon and a completely unreliable witness, but … do we maybe want to force ourselves to believe this one?"At a dinner party in Los Angeles not long after the 2000 election, I was talking to a man and his wife, both prominent Republicans. The conversation soon turned to the new president. “I didn’t vote for George Bush” the man confessed. “I didn’t either,” his wife added. Their names: John and Cindy McCain (Cindy told me she had cast a write-in vote for her husband). "The fact that this...

One Saturday the President attended and spoke at the commencement ceremonies for the Greensburg High School graduating class of 2008.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2790 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem The First Lady welcomed the Westminster Kennel Club's 2008 Best in Show winner to the White House today. Today before leaving for her daugher Jenna's wedding in Crawford this weekend the First Lady made a statement about the terrible tragedy caused by Cyclone Nargis in Burma. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Will President Bush ever get the respect President Reagan once received? America knelt in sorrow on June 5, 2004, when Reagan passed away after a decade-long fight against Alzheimer’s disease. The 40th President—the man who revived America’s economy and exorcised the demonic spirit of Soviet communism—was praised throughout the country as a political genius who changed America for the better and a proud leader who rescued the country from cultural and psychological decline. America had a love affair with Reagan, and his passing brought that affair to a cruel end. It is difficult to envision Bush receiving similar praise when...

Today the President attended an event at the White House comemorating the National Day of Prayer. He also gave a statement about food distribution The President also attended and spoke at celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event held at the White House today. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2786 First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna, attend an event at the library of a Houston elementary school where they read to the children as part of a book tour to promote the children's book they co-authored. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

A new poll suggests that George W. Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent of the American public disapprove of how Bush his handling his job as president. "No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating in any CNN or Gallup poll; in fact, this is the first time that any president's disapproval rating has cracked the 70 percent mark," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Bush's approval rating, which stands at 28 percent in our new poll, remains better than the all-time lows set...

On Saturday the President and Vice Presidnet attended their last White House Correspondence Dinner of their administration, they were accompanied by their wives and the President spoke. See Daisyscarlett's excellent weekend thread for photos and more details which doubled for a live thread for the event. Click HereTranscript of the speech Today the President met with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom in the Oval Office. He attended a meeting of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. He also met in the Oval Office with Marty Conaster, National Commander of the American Legion. The White House announce d...

Today the President spoke at the White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. More details on these programs can be found on the White House website under current news for today's date. Click here He also met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House Click here for further details. The President and other members of his administration also attended the Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride from the South Lawn of the White HouseClick here for further details Pray for President Bush -- Day 2779 First lady Laura Bush addressed...

Today the President travelled to New Orleans to take part in the North American leaders summit where he attended various events including a dinner this evening. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2776 The First Lady participated in a First Bloom event at Battery Park in New York. The Vice President said goodbye to the Pope yesterday and today spoke at the Manhatten Institute. Secretary of State Condeleza Rice was in Bahrain today and then travelled for private talks in Kuwait. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President met with British Prime minister George Brown today at the White House. The President and the First Lady participated in an award ceremony for the recipients of the President's Environmental Youth Awards. This evening The President and the First lady are entertaining the Brown's at the White House earlier in the day Sarah Brown and Laura Bush participated in a tour of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's "The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball" Exhibit.. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2772 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Today the President signed the Honor of Education and Sharing Day Proclamation. Also today the President presented the Lifetime President's Volunteer Service Award to Chick fil-A Inc. founder Truett Cathy. The President met the Pope at Andrews Airforce Base the first time during his Presidency that he has gone to Andrews Airforce to welcome an overseas dignitary. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2770 Today Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testified before the House Armed Services Committee. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

President Bush interview on now. Laura Ingraham later

Today the President met with General David Petraeus, Commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker at the White House. The President also delivered a speech on the Iraq War in the Cross Hall of the White House. Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq Later in the day the President departed from the White House to spend the weekend in Crawford.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2765 Today Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill. The...

Will George W. Bush go down in history as the last Christian Republican President? If John McCain wins the November election, he will become the first Republican since Richard Nixon to win the Presidency without having any real connection to Christian conservatives. McCain is, at bottom, a secular Republican, one whose vision is not guided by the spiritual force that governed the Reagan and Bush 43 administrations. Reagan and Bush 43 were committed Christians; voters of faith took comfort in the fact that both men believed in God and turned to Him for wisdom and guidance. It’s hard to imagine...

The President and the First Lady returned to Washington on Sunday as did Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates from the NATO Sumit in Europe. Today the President spoke about the Colombia Free Trade Agreement and signed a letter to Congress on the matter.Click here for further details The President also hosted a ceremony honoring members of the NCAA football champion LSU Tigers at the White House. The President also met with small and medium business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2762 Secretary of State...

The President and the First Lady are in Romania. The President is attending various NATO meetings and the First Lady joined wives and partners from other NATO countries and visted Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest. Also representing the US at this NATO sumit is Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2758 On a different note prayers are needed at this time for Jim Robinson Prayer requested for Jim Robinson Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Yesterday the President threw out the ceremonial first pitch between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves for the start of a new baseball season at new Nationals Park Stadium in Washington DC. Today the President and First Lady departed for Kiev to attend the NATO sumit before he left he spoke to the media and urged Congress to to pass FISA reform, legislation to modernize the Federal Housing Administration and approve the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2755 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended meetings in Jerusalem and Amman. Enjoy your visit to Sanity...

The President travelled to Ohio today and delivered a speech on the war on terror at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton. Later he met privately with a group who includes our very own Dr Deb - we await her report of the event. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2751 Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, met with Haitian Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President and First Lady spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House on Sunday. . Today the President took part in the Easter Egg Roll at the White House, met with India ' s Foreign Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, attended a National Security Council meeting and made a statement at the State Department.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2748 The Vice President continued his overseas trip today with meetings in Israel and Turkey. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the State Department Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met...

I dont know if anyone ever posted this but I just thought we needed a reminder: The accomplishments of George W Bush Abortion & Traditional Values Banned Partial Birth Abortion - by far the most significant roll-back of abortion on demand since Roe v. Wade. Reversed Clinton's move to strike Reagan's anti-abortion Mexico Policy. By Executive Order (EO), reversed Clinton's policy of not requiring parental consent for abortions under the Medical Privacy Act. By EO, prohibited federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and related services. Upheld the ban on abortions at military hospitals. Made $33 million...

With Eliot Spitzer gone, Chuck Schumer moves to the head of the list of self-righteously bloviating New York pols. So it was particularly satisfying to see Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ] put Schumer is his place on today's This Week. A guest with Kyl for purposes of discussing the economy, Schumer clearly came in with a game plan: to analogize President Bush to the man who presided over the beginning of the Great Depression: Herbert Hoover. After he tried it twice, Kyl had had enough and unleashed a riposte that was as reasoned as it was devastating.

The President today spoke about the National President's Challenge. The President also met with Bahamas' Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, Barbados' Prime Minister David Thompson, and Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He then departed from the White House to spend the Easter weekend at Camp David.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2744 The Vice President visited Afganistan today. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashviliand Thailand Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama today. Today Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

It is extremely rare that I post vanities. I average about one article a year so I hope no one takes offense in this. Every so often the question of how history will treat our current president appears. Most generally agree that Phistory will not be kind to President George W. Bush and his foreign policies. The more optimistic people believe that it will take around 20-50 years before our current president receives the proper credit his visionary policies, strength of will and conviction are due. I believe that the 20-50 year prediction may be a bit optimistic, and if...

The President today met with Ireland Prime Minister Bernie Ahem and took place in St Patrick's Day celebrations. He also spoke about he economy and met with Children's Miracle Network Champion Children. The Vice President made a surprise visti to Iraq today. Secretary Rice and Secretary Gates are in Russia. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2741 Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Last night the President spoke at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, DC. The President today made a statement on FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) legislation.Fact Sheet: Protect America Alert: House Foreign Surveillance Bill Undermines Our National Security He also participated in a video teleconference with Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team Leaders and Brigade Combat Commanders. The Presdient also met with Larry Faulkner, chairman of the National Mathematics Advisory PanelPray for President Bush -- Day 2737 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Brazil on a 2 day visit. The First lady is in Port-au-Prince Enjoy your visit to...

The President today met with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2734 The President and the First Lady took part in a Women's History Month and International Women's Day event in the East room. Secetary of State Condoleezza Rice met with recipients of the 2nd Annual International Women of Courage Awards at the State Department. She also had a meeting at the State Department with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President today met with World War I Veteran Corporal Frank Woodruff Buckles in the Oval Office. He slso attended a commemoration to the Fifth Anniversary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2730 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. Defense Secretary Robert Gates hosts the unveiling of WWI veteran Frank Buckles' portrait during a dedication ceremony at the Pentagon Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President spent the weekend at his ranch where he met with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark. Today his returned to the White House and participated in the meeting of National Association of Attorneys General in the Eisenhower Executive Office building. He also mt with the former commanding general of the Multinational Corps in Iraq, Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno in the Oval Office. The President also presented the Medal of Honor posthumously to family members of Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble in the East Room. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2727 Enjoy your visit to...

The President held a press conference today and then met with his economic team at the Labor Department in Washington. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2733 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Japan. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates continues his extensive overseas trip today he is in Turkey. A BIG THANK YOU FOR KASLIN FOR COMPILING THE PHOTOS ON SECRETARY GATES FOR ME. First Lady Laura Bush spoke at the Helping America's Youth Regional Conference in Portland, Ore. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

The President met with Jay Hein, Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the Oval Office and then addressed to a meeting of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room. The President and the First Lady attended the 2008 Republican Governors Association gala at the National Building Museum where the President gave a speech. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2713 Today the Vice President is in Dallas Texas, tomorrow he will visit Fort Hood where he will deliver remarks at the III Corps flag uncasing ceremony and then address about 10,000 Fort Hood...

Richard Nixon gave us all kinds of new government programs and agencies like the EPA, started diplomacy with Communist China that's led to today's geopolitical situation, started detente with the Soviets that meant nothing until Ronald Reagan changed policy and cut the infamous and meaningless Paris Peace Accords with Vietnam's Communists. Nixon's foreign policy chief, Henry Kissinger, now endorses John McCain for president. Nixon was not a great conservative. But he was a victim of the liberal media and his own efforts to cover up the Watergate break-in. And Nixon, the moderate RINO he was by today's standards, knew he...

The President and First Lady conclude their African tour in Liberia. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2716 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is in Hawaii before embarking on a major overseas visit. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

W. Bush is the most powerful and controversial man in the world. His every move is watched and critiqued and his every word is avidly transcribed, broadcast, analyzed, mocked and once in a long while even praised. He lives in what could reasonably be considered one of the most all-encompassing media bubbles in the world. But George W. Bush has found a way to get away from it all. He went to Africa.

The President and First Lady continues their African tour - today they are in Tanzania Pray for President Bush - Day - 2713 Secretary of State Condeleza Rice is also in Africa she is in the troubled country of Kenya. The President's father today officially endorsed John McCain. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Today the President and the First Lady President Bush spoke at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Click here for transcript. Today the President spoke on the "Protect America Act" in Rose Garden. Click here for transcript. The White House have also produced a Fact Sheet Congress Must Act Now To Ensure That We Have The Tools To Keep America Safe Pray for President Bush - Day - 2709 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at a memorial service for US Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) at the US Capitol. She also met with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis at...

The President and the first lady spent the weekend at Camp David where the President recorded an interview with Chris Wallace which was aired on Sunday morning. The President and First Lady arrived back at White House on Sunday and attended a celebration in honour George Washington's 199th birthday. Yesterday Secretary of Defense Robert Gate visited Iraq. Today the President signed Signs 2008 Economic Report Click here for further details. Also today the President and the First Lady attended a Heart Truth Reception in the East Room. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2706 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...

The President and the first lady attended the National Prayer breakfast in Washington this morning. Later they listened to the . Veronica's Youth Steel Orchestra from Baltimore perform at the White House after the President signs an Executive Order Creating Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs. The President also addressed an East Room audience on pending President nominations. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2702 The Vice President addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference today. Click here for transcript.. Tomorrow the President will address the conference. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband make a visit...

The President spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House on Sunday afternoon. Today the President's budget for 2009 was submitted to Congress for the first time electronically. The President spoke to the media about the budget after meeting with his Cabinet.Click here for the text of the budgetFact Sheet: The President's FY09 Budget Pray for President Bush -- Day 2699 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made a statement about the FY2009 defense budget during a press conference at the Pentagon.Click here for details Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Today the President travelled to Las Vegas, Nevad and delivered a speech on the Global War on Terror and national security and then travelled to Colorado to attend a fundraising event for the Republican candidate running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Wayne Allard. Click here for transcript of speech in Las Vegas. The Vice President spoke at the Charlotte Chamber in Charlotte, N.C. Click here for the transcript Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with French Defense Minister Herve Morin at the State Department. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with French Defense Minister Harve Morin at the...

"We are the elected officials closest to the people," says Chicago Alderman Joe Moore. "These resolutions, referenda and proclamations represent the will of the American people, average citizens from all walks of life, who are unalterably opposed to the Bush administration’s war in Iraq and who are profoundly disappointed in Congress’s inability to end this war."

<p>Veteran Washington journalist and Slate.com Editor-in-Chief Jacob Weisberg has a theory about the awkward nature some say President George W. Bush exhibits in his public speeches – Bush has a learning disability. Weisberg linked it back to a pattern of dyslexia in the Bush family.</p>

Barack Obama (via his campaign flunkies) sent out the following email (with the subject line "My response to Bush") after tonight's SOTU: Tonight, Governor Kathleen Sebelius spoke eloquently to the nation on behalf of our party. But I wanted to share my personal response to George Bush's final State of the Union with you. Watch my response here: [yeah, there's a video; no, I didn't link it] Next year, when it will be the job of someone new to report on the state of our union, the entire nation can have a president they believe in. And with your help...

Today the President will give his final State of the Union speech, please feel free to use this thread as a safe haven during the speech. Guest List for the First Lady's Box at the 2008 State of the Union The White House have issued a Fact Sheet: President Bush Takes Action to Prevent Wasteful Earmarks Click here for details Today the President proclaimed tomorrow as the Sixth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps click here for details.Pray for President Bush - Day 2692 Today Secretary of State Condoleezza met with Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith at the State Department The...

Today the President and the Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson make a statement on economic stimulus package agreed to by lawmakers on Capitol Hill in the Briefing room at the White House. The President and the Treasury Secretary also met with Charles Schwab, Founder and CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation, during the announcement of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy in the Roosevelt Room. The President met with Angel Garrido, vice-president of the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights, and Elsa Morejon, wife of Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, Oscar Biscet in the Oval Office. Pray for President Bush - Day...

Today being Martin Luther King Day the President and First Lady visited the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. and encourages fellow Americans to get involve in volunteer programs. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Back to business as usual for the President today after returning from his middle eastern trip last night. He met with Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The President also spoke via conference call to Bicameral and Bipartisan leadership Pray for President Bush - Day 2681 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accompanied by Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright, took part in a news conference at the Pentagon. First lady Laura Bush participated in a U.S.-Afghanistan women's council meeting at Georgetown University in Washington Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island