Posted on 12/31/2005 9:57:03 PM PST by SmithL
CRAWFORD, Tex., Dec. 31 -- A year ago this week, President Bush faced television cameras to offer relief and condolences after the Indian Ocean tsunami. In August, the retreat to his ranch was haunted by a 26-day siege by antiwar protesters demonstrating at his doorstep. Days later, Hurricane Katrina forced him to return to Washington in crisis-management mode as critics accused him of being slow to recognize the disaster.
But the president is in quiet seclusion in the waning days of 2005.
The traveling press has not laid eyes on him since Dec. 26, when he boarded Air Force One in Washington with Laura Bush and her mother, Jenna Welch.
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I second that , and thank you ......
Ditto! President Bush and his family deserve a few quiet days away from the media. God Bless them and keep them safe.
Happy New Year Mr President
By the way can we get rid of Public TV?
I'm sitting here watching CET slam Ronald Reagan.
God Bless ou sir in this New Year !
Better still, the President hasn't laid eyes on them!
I join in your prayer for blessings for our President this new year!
Amen.
This wonderful man and his family deserve a quiet break. God bless them.
Happy New Year, President Bush! I wish you and your family all good things in 2006.
May God bless and keep all of you safe.
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