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You know, I — I think it’s hard to judge how their conversations went from a picture. Generally leaders don’t like to be photographed scowling at each other or making bad gestures at each other. So I’m not surprised that there was a nice picture of them walking along. I try to make sure that when I’m with foreign leaders, there’s a pretty picture of the two of us walking down the colonnades, or something like that, to send a good message.

Straight from whitehouse.gov.

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Tagged: bushisms bush babies george w. bush quotes diplomacy dubya flickr babycakes toeheads

I had hoped to blog a bit more about Hurricane Katrina, but I’ve had a busy week. We met Gracie and Penelope on Friday, and of course decided within the first 30 seconds to adopt them. (We visited for at least an hour though, with a few rounds of belly rubs for each of ‘em.)

Unfortunately, we won’t be able to bring them home until the end of September. Next week we leave for NY - again - and will be away for a few weeks. Shane’s sis is getting married, and then a week later my little bro heads to Texas for boot camp (the Air Force). Not exactly a trip we can postpone. The 18-hour drive is stressful enough without mixing in two brand new canines, which will then have to room with my parents’ two dogs and cats while Shane & I skip town for a few days for the nuptials (which I hear will involve plenty of gawd-talk - oh my!).

So Gracie and Penelope (soon to be renamed Kaylee and Jayne, Kaylee and Katrina, or Kaylee and Selena…it’s still up in the air) will have to stay with their foster mom until then. The unfortunate part is that foster mommy cares for more animals than we realized, and houses many in a rented kennel, rotating which furbabies she takes home with her every night. So, I feel like quite the guilty “mother” right now. The thought of “my” girls sleeping on a cold concrete slab is too much to bear. Hell, the thought of any dog living like that kills me. People suck.

Anyway, to the Katrina links. Maybe I’ll get to writing a few more in-depth posts regarding some of these articles, maybe not. Either way, check ‘em out.

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Don’t look at me - policy is Rove’s forte.
Karl, where are ya, buddy? Doh!

The lessons of Katrina are important. We’ve learned a lot here at the federal level. We’re much more ready this time than we were the last time. Let’s, first of all, pray there’s no hurricanes. That would be, like, step one.

- GW, on the new and improved (born again?) FEMA

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2006-05-03/
Filed under: Quotables, Bushisms — Kelly @ May 3, 2006 10:40 pm

Bush Babies!

“I hear the voices and I read the front page and I know the speculation. But I’m the decider and I decide what’s best. And what’s best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense.”

- GW, self-proclaimed ‘Decider’

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2006-04-18b/
Filed under: Quotables, Bushisms — Kelly @ April 18, 2006 5:20 pm