March 21, 2005Social Security PhotobloggingI had the great good fortune to attend one of President Bush's Social Security Town Hall Meetings this afternoon, held at the Wings Over the Rockies Museum on the old Lowry Air Force Base a few minutes from my house. More on the style and substance of the event tomorrow, but I thought these pictures could serve as an appetizer. The event was billed as being co-hosted with Congressman Bob Beauprez, who didn't speak, but was there with his wife. Governor Bill Owens (whose Deputy Chief of Staff Sean Duffy furnished tickets to the bloggers) gave a brief introduction, holding at least some of the crowd in rapt attention, at least when they weren't shamelessly using their children to promote their blogs. A surprise participant was Senator John McCain. When his name was announced, an audible "oohhh, wow" ran through the crowd. Together, the Senator and the President helped the panel through the discussion. And after the presentation, the President repeated his campaign peformance of diving into the crowd, or at least reaching across the barrier, and signing autographs for everyone who could get close. As I said, more later. Probably tomorrow after I can read the Post account and see whether staff writer Susan Greene and I were at the same event. Heh. Posted by joshuasharf at March 21, 2005 10:26 PM | TrackBack |
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