Today in Bush's Presidency (2001-06-23)

[adamuu]

Today is Day 154 in Obama's presidency. As you watch him struggle with a plate overfull of problems, perhaps some perspective can be gained by looking at what the news day looked like at the same point (day 154) in Bush's presidency:

On the road again: Bush travels to stay in touch, aides say.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8331110_ITM

WASHINGTON _ If you ever visit the White House on a weekend, don't expect President Bush to be home.
He's more likely to be where he is this weekend, hiking and fishing on his beloved ranch near Crawford, Texas.
Or, he might be at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains, where he'll be next weekend.
Either way, it seems Bush can't wait to get away from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Advisers say they not only support Bush's weekend getaways but also wish they could join him. They say the trips serve an important purpose by allowing the president to escape the political cauldron of Washington to just kick back and think.
"I'd say it's to get oxygen to his brain," campaign media adviser Mark McKinnon said of the president's beyond-the-Beltway forays.
Not counting the Saturday inauguration, this marks the 22nd weekend of the Bush presidency _ and 17 have included trips to the Texas plains or the Maryland mountains, though Bush says he has nothing against the nation's capital.

The House Rebukes the President (Opinion)
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/23/opinion/the-house-rebukes-the-president.html

The votes followed closely on a New York Times/CBS News poll that showed the administration alarmingly out of touch with the public on energy and environmental issues. In legislative terms, it was Mr. Bush's darkest hour. In every case, moderates from the president's own party provided the margin of difference.

Bush, Democrats Highlight Different Messages in Radio Addresses
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0106/23/cst.03.html

Senators Seek a Compromise On Patients' Rights Measure
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/23/us/senators-seek-a-compromise-on-patients-rights-measure.html

China Growing Uneasy About U.S. Relations; Bush's Comments Cited as Catalyst
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74515395.html?dids=74515395:74515395&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23%2C+2001&author=John+Pomfret&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=China+Growing+Uneasy+About+U.S.+Relations%3B+Bush%27s+Comments+Cited+as+Catalyst&pqatl=google

Bush risks new row by quitting ABM pact
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1315317/Bush-risks-new-row-by-quitting-ABM-pact.html

"The treaty is an anachronism of the Cold War that prevents us dealing effectively with the threats of the 21st century." Mr Bush wants to proceed with a missile defence programme to counter the potential nuclear threat from countries such as North Korea, Iran, Iraq and Libya, but the ABM treaty would prevent this.

(Raw Data: http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=Bush&num=10&as_price=p0&as_user_ldate=2001-6-23&as_user_hdate=2001-6-23&scoring=a&hl=en&ned=us&sa=N)
(Previous day: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5903013&mesg_id=5903013)

[SoFlaJet]

1. Wasn't this also right around the time

that John Ashcroft per CIA or FBI warnings, stopped flying commercial?

[jaysunb]

2. k&r

n/t

[Uncle Joe]

3. And to think he screwed so many people out of their votes to get in to it.

"Either way, it seems Bush can't wait to get away from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave."

[chollybocker]

4. "'I'd say it's to get oxygen to his brain,'

...campaign media adviser Mark McKinnon said..."

Wow! Remember Mark McKinnon? What a tool he was.



These threads are great - like looking through an old photo album. Please keep it up! :) :)

[adamuu]

5. thank you for the kind words n/t