White House photo: Smirking Junior & First Lady Pickles celebrate National Adoption Day, 11/16/07

President George W. Bush is joined by Mrs. Laura Bush in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, in an address to invited guests in celebration of National Adoption Day. President Bush, in speaking to parents and children, said he was "So thankful that the parents and children here today have found the gift of one another. And I encourage our citizens across the land to explore adoption, look into the joys of adoption, and provide love for somebody who needs it." White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian



President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are joined by Elijah Atkins, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 in the East Room of the White House, as they listen to Atkins' father, country music star Rodney Atkins, performing for guests during the celebration of National Adoption Day. Rodney Atkins is the 2007-2008 national celebrity spokesperson for The National Council for Adoption. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

wishing she had put junior up for adoption.

and I am not alone, but that is a topic for another time.