Reply #32: "...asking different portraits, how do you think my standing will be?"

[diamond14]

.."you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, how do you think my standing will be?"

"You know, for example, there was -- I think we had the image of wanting to fight Muslims -- the United States stood squarely against a religion, as opposed to a society which welcomes all religions."

"And Dina Powell, from my office, an Egyptian American, is also going over, leaving the White House COMPOUND..."

"I've called a lot of them into the White House COMPOUND...."

"I have confidence in Tom DeLay's leadership, and I have confidence in Tom DeLay."


"I am looking forward to seeing you down there in Crawford, those of you lucky enough to be able to travel with me."

"Like, there's very little oxygen in here anymore."



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"Iraq had a meeting today of its transitional national assembly. It's a bright moment in what is a process toward the writing of a constitution, the ratification of the constitution, and elections. And I want to congratulate the Iraqis for their assembly."

massive EXPLOSIONS at the new Iraqi National Assembly, while bush* spoke his praise....