(1) #PhotoThread for Barbara Bush memorial and funeral. ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ
(2) On Friday Mrs Bush lay in repose at St Martin's Episcopal Church, Houston. Family members, politicians and of course the public paid their respects throughout the day.
(3) President Bush and their daughter Dorothy came and greeted members of the public for an hour. So sweet.
(4) Before visiting the church, Secretary Carson greeted children and made this uplifting comment:
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(5) Map of the motorcade route for Saturday afternoon, where the public will be able to line the streets in College Station as Mrs Bush and the family travel toward her resting place at the Bush41 Library, at the left hand side of the map. More info: today.tamu.edu/2018/04/17/barโฆ
(6) Normal practice is for the sitting First Lady to attend the funeral of a former First Lady. It appears that the last time a sitting President attended such a funeral was in 1962. #Facts
(7) A message from @SecondLady Karen Pence about her predecessor from 1981 to 1989.
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(8) Thank you, @SecretService for what you do for protectees.
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(9) Bush 41 loves his themed socks.
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(10) FLOTUS thanks law enforcement
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(11) The memorial display at Barbara Bush's portrait in the WH, tweeted by President Trump.
(12) Video showing the entrance of FLOTUS, the Obamas, & Clintons. All seem relaxed & dignified except, of course, Hillary, who looks down when she sees the cameras. Prob annoyed she's not addressing the funeral as POTUS. I will add still shots later.
(12) Another great-grandchild of George HW and Barbara Bush was born... just two days after she passed away. Little Max came two weeks early. (His mother Lauren Bush really did marry a man with the surname Lauren, it's not a typo).
(13) Arriving at St Martin's church for the funeral.
(14) Bush grandsons prepare to carry the casket.
(14) The Bush granddaughters each read a scripture passage. Daughter Dorothy comforts her father.
(15) Departing the church.
(16) A fire department flies a flag on an overpass as the motorcade travels between Houston and College Hill, where residents lined the route.
(17) Four Presidents and four First Ladies at the Bush Library after Mrs Bush's burial there. Official Bush family photo.
(18) Official photos - leaving the church, arriving at the Bush library, walking to the burial place.
(2) Brett M. Kavanaugh will soon be the 102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA. He has earned this highest honor throughout his life, inspired by his trailblazing mother, Judge Martha Kavanaugh.
His title for these few hours is Associate Justice Designate.
(3) This statement from the Supreme Court explains the two ceremonies:
(2) This WaPo reporter is incorrect about the vote being "scheduled for" Saturday. The earliest time a vote COULD be held is Saturday pm. There's no reason not to hold it on Sun/Mon IF we need Daines. I think we won't. Read my 5 tweets about him here:
(1) A directory of my Kavanaugh threads since July 9, 2018.
I never planned more than a couple of threads about him this year but, I shoulda known the Dems would try to destroy whoever was the nominee this time.
(2) Like Democrats, I'd already decided how I felt about him before his nomination was announced. I live-tweeted the announcement, which was a great event in itself.
(3) I followed Kavanaugh's progress over the summer and on September 22nd, I finally wrote a thread about the preparations for the all-important hearing on September 27th. It covers the hearing before the next thread started the day after.
(2) Mitch laughing to himself about how absurd it is that he has to push his way through the crowd of reporters on 9/25/18.
(3) Sen Grassley is 85 years old. (Democrats have senators around that age, too.)
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
(2) First Lady Melania Trump is a natural in this important role.
She's one of those women whose face lights up whenever she is around children. God Bless our great First Lady.
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(3) FLOTUS left Joint Base Andrews in her trademark high heels and arrived in Ghana wearing practical flats. She still looks sensational, whatever she happens to wear!
(2) Cloture in the Senate is a procedural step that you can learn more about at the link below. The senate.gov website is the best resource for learning about Senate procedure and a lot more. Same for house.gov.
(3) Watching live Senate floor proceedings is boring as hell, as they pass bills for naming Post Offices, & so on. But every now & then, they confirm a SCOTUS judge. And this time, they will affirm our great #BillOfRights#DueProcess & the hard-won #RuleOfLaw. Seriously. ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ