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President Bush arrived in Kennebunkport on Thursay evening. He will remain there until Sunday. Today, he will attend a wedding of one of his cousin’s son on the grounds of the Bush home on Walker point. Love at White House; Bush staffers to wed in Kennebunkport The Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine. President Bush chastised Democrats on Saturday for refusing to allow a vote on whether to lift the federal ban on offshore oil drilling. In his weekly radio address President Bush said, "I know that high energy prices are making this a difficult time for many of our...

President & Mrs. Bush are spending the weekend at the family home in Kennebunkport, Maine. The President will return to the White House on Sunday before beginning his trip to Asia and to the Olympics in China next week. Today President Bush surprised Rush Limbaugh with a live call to his radio show, congratulating him on his 20th anniversary. (Transcript & Audio) Rush: What are...? (interruption) Interrupting for what? President Bush: Hello! Rush: Oh, jeez. The president? President Bush: Rush Limbaugh? Rush: Yes, sir, Mr. President. President Bush: President George W. Bush calling to congratulate you on 20 years of...

Four thousand marched against the Iraq war in Kennebunkport Saturday, an event that I surely would have missed except for being in Maine, where the Portland Press-Herald had multiple days of respectful page one coverage. The Kennebunkport march isn't the kind of event that makes national news -- and indeed it didn't -- but it got me thinking: How many other similar protests and marches are going on out there? With public opinion so overwhelmingly against the Iraq war, even with crystal clear results in last November's elections, surely these protesters must see by now that the war isn't going...

Here's Our guys jumping out in front of their march. Here's the womenfolk from the Iraq Veterans Against the War (John Kerry Wannabes) getting run off by the police. More IVAW traitors yapping at our guys. Free speech only for comrades says IVAW traitors.. The Iraq Veterans Against the War are modelled after and mentored by the traitors known as the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. What the VVAW did to smear the Vietnam generation of military, the IVAW is doing to smear this generation of military.Back in January, they stood by Jane Fonda and helped her smear their...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- Even though President George W. Bush wasn't in town, more than 1,000 anti-war protesters marched by his family compound Saturday in Kennebunkport.Activists from all over the country arrived by bus, bicycle and foot at a local school to begin a two-mile march to the Bush summer home at Walker's Point.Along the way they pounded drums, chanted and carried signs and banners with slogans such as "Don't Pay for this War" and "Care for Vets." Some protesters called for Bush's impeachment, but others had more moderate messages of support for the troops but opposition to the war. Democratic...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine --Even though President Bush wasn't in town, hundreds of anti-war protesters including Cindy Sheehan marched by the Bush family compound on a scorching, muggy Saturday. "This is really energizing to be with people who want this war to end," Sheehan, who lost a son in Iraq, told the cheering crowd. "We can't put our signs away and sit on our couches. We have to press Congress to end this war." Activists from a number of states came to a local school to begin a two-mile march to the Bush summer home at Walker's Point. Along the way some...

<p>Several hundred people arrived by bus, bicycle and foot Saturday morning for a peace rally at Consolidated School in Kennebunkport, which will be followed by a two-mile march to Walker's Point, the Bush family compound.</p> <p>The peace rally started at 10 a.m. with a performance by the Raging Grannies, a crowd-pleasing group of older women in colorful clothes and wild hats who entertained the crowd with anti-war songs and chants.</p>

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine --Even though President Bush wasn't town, hundreds of anti-war protesters came to the seaside town of his family's summer home Saturday for a rally and march. Arriving by bus, bicycle and foot, protesters gathered at Consolidated School to begin a two-mile march to the Bush family compound at Walker's Point.Demonstrators wore T-shirts and hats and carried signs and banners with slogans such as "Don't Pay for this War" and "Care for Vets." The Raging Grannies, a group of older women in colorful clothes and hats, entertained the crowd with anti-war songs and chants. There were also some calls for...

We will start to assemble around 9:00 AM and continue to assemble right through 11:00AM. Cindy Sheehan and her anti-war idiots plan to march starting around 1:00PM (but we all know how reliable they are) and will have to march right past our position. Cindy is claiming to have 10,000 activists at this rally and march. We'll see how many show up when they find out that we are coming.

Peace activists are hoping this weekend's anti-war protest in Kennebunkport will be a catalyst for broadening the anti-war movement to encompass environmental, labor, health care and social justice issues. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer Bob Walter, husband of protest organizer Jamilla el Sharfei, makes signs Thursday for the weekend event. "We need to talk about the systemic change that is needed in our country to keep us from going into future wars," said Jamilla el Sharfei, the event organizer. El Sharfei has been planning the three-day protest for almost a year, and has worked to supplement the anti-war theme by including representatives...

Houseguest Suffers Fatal Heart Attack at Former President Bush's Summer Home in Maine An 81-year-old houseguest suffered a fatal heart attack at the summer home of former President George H.W. Bush. John C. Jansing, the husband of Bush's cousin Shelley Bush Jansing, was taken by paramedics late Tuesday to the emergency room at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. "Jack was a wonderful man," the former president said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and their three children. Barbara and I will miss him terribly." The Jansings lived in...

Husband of George H.W. Bush’s cousin has heart attack at Maine retreat Updated: 9:17 a.m. CT Aug 22, 2007 KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - An 81-year-old houseguest suffered a fatal heart attack at the summer home of former President George H.W. Bush. John C. Jansing, the husband of Bush’s cousin Shelley Bush Jansing, was taken by paramedics late Tuesday to the emergency room at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. “Jack was a wonderful man,” the former president said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and their three children. Barbara and...

Kennebunkport Rally - Saturday, August 25th Update We have the permit and the enthusiasm is mounting for a great showing in Kennebunkport on August 25th. I've heard from people from all over the Northeast that are bringing car loads, van loads, caravans of vehicles and even talks of busses. We will start to assemble around 9:00 AM and continue to assemble right through 11:00AM. Cindy Sheehan and her anti-war idiots plan to march starting around 1:00PM (but we all know how reliable they are) and will have to march right past our position. Cindy is claiming to have 10,000 activists...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday at the end of his US vacation that France is popular again in the United States and hailed the countries' "terrific" relationship. "France is back, there are no problems between France and the United States, or between the French people and the American people," said Sarkozy on the eve of his departure from a two-week family holiday in New Hampshire. The leaders met at the Bush family residence in Kennebunkport, Maine, and dined on an American picnic lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers, though Sarkozy's wife Cecilia bowed out at the last minute citing...

Three weeks ago, Cécilia Sarkozy, the glamorous wife of the French president, drew criticism here for her high-profile role in the freeing of jailed medical workers from Libya, a job some thought was best left to diplomats. Now Mrs. Sarkozy, a 49-year-old former model, is under scrutiny again, this time for ducking out of public appearances where a presidential spouse would be expected. Her latest infraction of spousal etiquette: skipping a picnic with the Bush family in New England. After accepting a rare, personal invitation to dine with President Bush and his family in Kennebunkport, Me., on Saturday, Mrs. Sarkozy...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President and Mrs. Bush hosted a luncheon today for the new president of France, Nicholas Sarkozy. (Sarkozy's wife declined the invitation to lunch.) After meeting with Sarkozy, the first couple returned to Washington, where they attended a wedding.. President Bush, First Lady Leave MaineKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- Hours after French President Nicolas Sarkozy left Kennebunkport, President Bush attended the wedding ceremony of Cary Gottesman. She is the daughter of Bush's longtime friends from Texas, Sandy and Lisa Gottesman, and the sister of Bush's former personal aide, Blake Gottesman. Bush was using all the trappings of his...

The tricolor flag of France flapped in the wind on Saturday afternoon over the craggy seaside promontory known here as Walker's Point. President George W. Bush greeted his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, with a hearty clap on the shoulder. Sarkozy, looking relaxed in a blazer and jeans, kissed Barbara Bush's hand. And the menu, for what the White House billed "a casual family lunch," most certainly did not include freedom fries. "We're going to give him a hamburger or a hot dog, his choice," Bush said as he waited for Sarkozy to arrive. He was flanked by the first lady,...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - President Bush, using all the trappings of his family's oceanfront estate, worked on a cozier relationship with France and its new president Saturday. Bush welcomed Nicolas Sarkozy, the French leader known for his fast-paced style who may also be this White House's last true chance for better relations between the two nations. "He's bringing a good brain, good vision and goodwill," Bush said from his parents' compound, which juts out like a finger pointing into the Atlantic Ocean. Bush called Sarkozy a friend who could be counted on to speak frankly. "We have had good disagreements —...

US President George Bush has welcomed his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, to his family home in Maine for an informal lunch. Officials have stressed the meeting is not a summit but instead a chance for the two men to get to know each other over hot dogs and hamburgers. France's former President Jacques Chirac's opposition to the Iraq war saw Franco-US relations fall to a new low. But Mr Sarkozy has made it clear that he will adopt a more pro-US stance. "The good thing about Mr Sarkozy is you know where he stands," Mr Bush told reporters on the...

US President George W. Bush and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy affirmed their countries' friendship Saturday ahead of a casual lunch that could signal a new era of closer ties. Both leaders stressed their common bond but acknowledged that they had their differences, following tensions between Bush and Sarkozy's predecessor Jacques Chirac which arose from differences over the Iraq war."For around 250 years France and the United States have been allies and friends," Sarkozy said as he arrived at Bush's family holiday compound in Kennebunkport, Maine."When we see, on the edge of the Atlantic, all the cemeteries with white crosses,...

WASHINGTON-- U.S. President George W. Bush and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy will have "a casual lunch" at the coastal home of Bush's parents in Kennebunkport, Maine, on Saturday with the participation of their wives and families, the White House said Friday. "I think that the Sarkozys are in for a real treat to be able to get to meet all of the family, including some of the children," White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said. "The extended Bush family" will be at the private, social get- together, Perino said, noting "it's a casual lunch so they could talk...

Sarkozy's trip to seal US entente By the time Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for his meeting on Saturday with President George W. Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine, he will have travelled nearly 7,000 miles in two days. The French president's meeting at the Bush family's ocean-front compound was planned to coincide with his holiday 50 miles (80km) away at Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. But he returned home Friday to attend the funeral of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, the archbishop of Paris, who died last Sunday. He was scheduled to fly back across the Atlantic immediately after the multi-faith service in order to keep...

Never mind the carbon footprint. Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s super-active president, will be crossing the Atlantic twice in the space of a day, to attend a funeral in Paris on Friday and still keep his Saturday lunch date with President Bush in Maine. (SNIP)Mr. Sarkozy is to arrive in Paris on a French government jet early Friday morning, a presidential spokesman said Thursday, for the 10 a.m. funeral of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, the retired archbishop of Paris who died Sunday at 80, at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. He will then turn around and head back to the United States, the spokesman...

President Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet this weekend at the coastal Maine home of Bush's parents, the White House said Wednesday. Sarkozy is vacationing at an estate on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., about 50 miles away from Kennebunkport, Maine, where former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, own a seaside compound called Walker's Point. The president arrives in Kennebunkport on Thursday, staying through the weekend for a wedding. The Bushes are having Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, to a private lunch on Saturday, presidential spokesman Tony Snow said. Laura Bush extended the invitation during...

WASHINGTON - President Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet this weekend at the coastal Maine home of Bush's parents, the White House said Wednesday. Sarkozy is vacationing at an estate on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., about 50 miles away from Kennebunkport, Maine, where former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, own a seaside compound called Walker's Point. The president arrives in Kennebunkport on Thursday, staying through the weekend for a wedding. The Bushes are having Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, to a private lunch on Saturday, presidential spokesman Tony Snow said. Laura Bush extended the...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose election in May put Washington-Paris relations on the mend, will break from his US vacation to meet with President George W. Bush on Saturday, the White House said. White House spokesman Tony Snow said Wednesday the private meeting between the two at the Bush family's summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine could mark a "new era" in the two countries' relationship. The two, along with French first lady Cecilia Sarkozy and her US counterpart Laura Bush, will have a private lunch Saturday in the Bush estate on the Atlantic, Snow said. Sarkozy and his family have...

KENNEBUNKPORT -- President Bush is headed to the family estate in Maine this weekend, prompting speculation he may visit with another world leader vacationing nearby. Bush is scheduled to visit for a family wedding while French President Nicolas Sarkozy vacations at an estate on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H. -- just 50 miles away by car. Neither the White House nor the Elysee have commented on a possible meeting, and Sarkozy declined to say during a press conference Sunday whether he planned to visit with Bush this weekend. White House officials did not return calls seeking comment Monday. A Bush-Sarkozy...

Nothing like the imagined dialogue below will have occurred at the Bush family compound on the Maine sea coast during President Vladimir Putin's July 1 retreat with US President George W Bush. Putin, I expect, will have done his best to humor his American counterpart and keep him off his guard. Bush is prepared neither intellectually nor psychologically to understand what a Russian leader must do, and a practical man like Putin would not waste words explaining the unexplainable to the uncomprehending. Putin's unenviable task is to persuade Bush of his good intentions, while gaining maneuvering room to take measures...

Russian President Vladimir Putin plays with a dog as former US President George Bush looks at him at the Bush family house at Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine. The US and Russian presidents dressed down and went fishing at informal talks designed to diminish the heat on months of rancor reminiscent of the Cold War, but the tensions still simmer(AFP/Pool/Mikhail Klimentiyev)

The President and First Lady spent the weekend and part of today at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine where they entertained Russain President Vladimir Putin for private talks with the President. Later in the day the President and First Lady returned to Washington. The President also commuted Scooter Libby's sentence therefore he will avoid jail time, he however will still have to pay a fine and the 2 ½ years probation will still apply. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

KENNEBUNKPORT, Me. — President Bush, seeking to change the tone of an increasingly caustic, fraught relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, will urge him on Sunday to support a major escalation of pressure on Iran, administration officials said. On Friday, just 48 hours before Mr. Putin was to arrive at the Bush family compound on the edge of this historic seaside town swelled with summer residents, the administration discussed for the first time with Russia and other members of the United Nations Security Council a proposal to require all nations to inspect cargo to or from Iran for...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Relations are rocky between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but they began their overnight visit at the Bush family's seaside summer home on Sunday with warm handshakes, lobster dinner and a hair-raising spin through the Atlantic's choppy waters. The president knows what he wants from the talks: Convince Putin that a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe would not threaten Russia. Bring the Kremlin behind tough new penalties aimed at Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. Generally defrost relations. What the Russian president seeks is less clear. Putin requested an audience with Bush on his...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: Mixing work with some vacation time, President Bush meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin today at the Bush family home at Kennebunkport, Maine. The President’s great-grandfather built the Bush estate at Walker’s Point, a rocky strip of land that juts into the Atlantic Ocean. Also vacationing with GWB are his daughter, Barbara, and his mother and father. The trio also got in some fishing, Barbara and her dad (who will turn 61 this month) each caught a fish. Bush goes biking, fishing ahead of meeting with Russian president By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Writer, June...

KENNEBUNKPORT — One early September day in 1991, then-President George H.W. Bush sat alone on the terrace of his family home at Walker's Point and finished a lunch of clam chowder and a glass of sherry before updating his diary. Over several weeks, the blue fish had been biting and Bush had hooked many of them while trolling the rocky shoreline from his boat. He had sat out on the granite ledge with his wife, Barbara, and admired the pounding waves when a big storm blew through. He had enjoyed hours on the porch, watching his grandchildren play among...

Rarely, even in Soviet days, can a Moscow leader in the run-up to a summit with his US counterpart have been quite so rude about his hosts. The meeting between Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush, which began on Sunday in Kennebunkport, Maine, promises to be a far cry from the chummy “Bill ’n’ Boris show”, as the relationship between their respective predecessors was dubbed. Despite highlighting his “very warm and friendly relations” with Mr Bush before his departure for Maine on Sunday, the Russian president has spent the past few months pouring vitriol on the US. First, railing against...

Anchor gets stuck on Bush's boat By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago President Bush's presidency is stuck in low gear. On Sunday, his fishing boat was stuck on stop. Fellow Republicans may not be rushing to rescue his legislative agenda, but the Secret Service bailed Bush out of a jam when his boat anchor got wedged in rocks along the Atlantic Coast. Relaxing before his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the president went fishing with his father, former President George H.W. Bush, and daughter, Barbara. They dropped the anchor to fish less than 100 feet from...

(AP) KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- The personal touch is sometimes a pivotal item in the diplomatic toolbox. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, time and again, have reached for just the thing to improve one of the world's most crucial partnerships. A grinning Putin once put Bush behind the wheel of his prized 1956 Volga at his dacha outside Moscow. Bush has brought Putin to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. He made Putin the first head of state to visit his Texas ranch, entertaining the Russian leader with square dancing. At a lavish Red Square military parade...

The President today officially nominated Adm. Michael Mullen, to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Gen. James Cartwright to Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman. The President then travelled to the Naval War College in Newport, RI and delievered a speech on Iraq and made a statement on the Senate immigration bill to the press. The President then went to the family compound on Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine for a long weekend. Later this weekend, his father, former President George H.W. Bush and the current President are scheduled to host Russian President Vladimir Putin. Today the Secretary of...

Diplomacy: President Bush invited Russia's leader to Kennebunkport this week, but he's hardly our good amigo. His latest provocations should be enough for Bush to cancel the trip and re-evaluate this friendship. On July 1, President Bush will honor Russian President Vladimir Putin with access few other world leaders experience. He's heading to the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport to dine on lobster and view the beautiful Maine scenery, as only a few distinguished world leaders, like Poland's Lech Walesa and Jordan's King Hussein, have done. Sure there are differences, the media kits say, but the rationale is that the...

The President and the first lady spent the weekend at the President's father's house in Kennebunkport Maine, attending a Wedding, church and the President also went fishing with his father. Today the President and the First Lady visited the Gulf Region to check on progress as the one year anniversary of hurricane Katrina approaches. Today Vice President Dick Cheney addressed the 107th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

Today, The President is vacationing at his Parents vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine, the two Presidents were seen out on their boat doing some fishing

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President and Mrs. Bush arrived back at the White House late this afternoon, after spending a long weekend at the Bush-Walker family home in Kennebunkport, Maine. They attended a wedding of one of the President's cousins on the Walker side of the family. Next week will be a busy one for President Bush as he marks the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina at the beginning of the week, then attends campaign rallies, and addresses the American Legion Convention in Salt Lake City. The President will spend two days in Mississippi and Louisiana. Here's an article...

Former President Bill Clinton, center, left, joins his one-time political foe, former President George H.W. Bush, for a boat ride on the Atlantic Ocean after attending a book-signing Monday, June 27, 2005, in South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Joel Page)

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Former Presidents Bush and Clinton teed off Tuesday for a round of golf on the second day of a get-together by the former political foes at Bush's summer home along the Maine coast. Chatting briefly with reporters near the first tee at Cape Arundel Golf Club, Bush and Clinton said their friendly relationship should demonstrate to people at home and abroad that political rivalries need not stand in the way of personal friendship. The two former presidents cemented their friendship earlier this year when the current President Bush appointed them to head up fund-raising to assist victims...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Bill Clinton joined his one-time political foe, former President George H.W. Bush, for a boat ride on the Atlantic Ocean after attending a book-signing Monday. Clinton was seen kneeling to pet a dog when he arrived at Walker's Point, the summer home of George and Barbara Bush on Maine's rocky coast. Later, Clinton and Bush waved to onlookers as they boated up and down a river before roaring into the ocean for a short ride in Bush's three-engine boat. The 1992 election rivals became good friends when they led fund-raising as part of the relief effort for...

KENNEBUNKPORT - There was no shortage of political support for President George W. Bush on Thursday morning, as about two dozen Veterans for Bush gathered at Walker's Point to weigh in on why Bush should be reelected. The event was organized by Lt. Col. (Retired) Hib Theriault, chairman of Veterans for Bush in York County and a former helicopter pilot in Viatnam. "I asked for this, and here we are," Theriault said of the visit to Walker's Point. "I did this for my 12 grandchildren. [This election] is all about leadership, leadership, leadership." The group was hosted by former President...

Bush Listens to Sermon on Material Wealth 1 hour, 8 minutes ago Add White House - AP to My Yahoo! By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press WriterKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - A clergyman implored his affluent congregation, including President Bush (news - web sites)'s family, to jettison their material possessions, gently mocking George H.W. Bush's struggles on the golf course to drive home his point. AP Photo   The Very Rev. Martin Luther Agnew preached Sunday to a packed Episcopal church just down the road from the Bush family's seaside estate. Its oceanfront parking lot was filled with luxury cars made by Jaguar,...

On Friday President Bush spoke to a group of minority journalist (Unity Journalists of Color Convention) that ended with a question and answer session with the reporters. He later went to New Hampshire for a campaign rally and ended up in Maine so he could attand his Nephew George P. Bush's Wedding ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO SANITY ISLAND

The President stormed into Ohio, West Virginia, and is scheduled to do the same in Pennsylvania, campaigning for re-election in several cities. He'll be attending the wedding of his nephew, son of brother-Governor Jeb: George P. Bush, next weekend in Maine. The Bush family does not confirm the location or details. He'll attend the wedding after he addresses a campaign rally in Stratham, New Hampshire. Enjoy this Saturday edition of the Dose @ Sanity Island.

The Portland Press Herald, after several years of getting its nerve up, has fired reporter Ted Cohen, who in July 2000 unearthed the story of George W. Bush’s 1976 DWI arrest in Kennebunkport. Cohen’s editor promptly spiked the story, with the result that it didn’t get out into the national media until just before the 2000 election. The discovery that the Press Herald sat on the story embarrassed executive editor Jeannine Guttman and made the paper an object of ridicule among journalists. Since then, Cohen says, "the working atmosphere has just been strained beyond words. I would say that it...