I keep having to change channels to avoid throwing things at the TV. I can't watch for more than like 10 seconds at a time. I truly dislike and feel contempt for the President. Particularly the frequent smug smirks when he so clearly has nothing to be smirking about. The only thing worse is Cheney's grim, Jabba the Hut visage peering out from behind him, like a puppet master.
How about the huge standing ovation for the North American Union meeting in New Orleans? That's when I almost threw my beer bottle through the tv screen.
when speaking of the war in colombia, he kind of left out the right wing paramilitaries who raid villages and kill the poor other than that, pretty good stand up! the line" IRS accepts checks and money orders" had me Laughing out loud.
I've tried to watch the damn thing and it is simply unbearable. Bush is such a complete and utter idiot. That this chump is President is a national disgrace. Thank goodness that I don't have to lose sleep over having voted for him. I never did vote for the chump and wouldn't vote for George to be dog catcher. Impeach Bush.
Bush is looking healthy and poised tonight. Makes me proud to have cancelled out Deckard's vote last election.
i haven't lost any sleep in having voted for him. but i must echo some of these other remarks, as well as question this - he wants to make the tax cuts permanent, but wants to introduce a pretty sizable amount of new spending? how does this help the economy? where is he getting this money from? and how is removing more trade barriers supposed to increase the amount of jobs? too bad the rockets aren't playing tonight.
He also has a pretty good grasp of spanish. He might be a dumbass, but Bush has extreme likeability and charm.
i've found most of bush's sotu speeches quietly inspirational, and tonight was no different. he appealed to our common decency, and the trust meme was effective, as was the clarion call at the end to go forth and do the people's business.
[rquoter] The secret of our strength, the miracle of America, is that our greatness lies not in our Government, but in the spirit and determination of our people. When the Federal Convention met in Philadelphia in 1787, our Nation was bound by the Articles of Confederation, which began with the words, "We the undersigned delegates." When Gouverneur Morris was asked to draft the preamble to our new Constitution, he offered an important revision and opened with words that changed the course of our Nation and the history of the world: "We the people." By trusting the people, our Founders wagered that a great and noble Nation could be built on the liberty that resides in the hearts of all men and women. By trusting the people, succeeding generations transformed our fragile young democracy into the most powerful Nation on earth and a beacon of hope for millions. And so long as we continue to trust the people, our Nation will prosper, our liberty will be secure, and the State of our Union will remain strong. So tonight, with confidence in freedom's power, and trust in the people, let us set forth to do their business.[/rquoter]
That speech was really a zzzzzz It looks to me that W has acceted his lame duck role better than any of his predecessors. He knows he's done and he's ready to leave.
That's such a shameful and reprehensible thing to say about the president. I think you'd likely be whimpering in the corner of a room if you had to face the pressures and decisions that the president has to. The state of the union is one time where even the most extreme opponents of the president in the Congress put aside their differences and show respect to the leader of our nation, it's a real shame that you can't do so. I was no fan of President Clinton, but when he spoke of hope and trying to accomplish goals for the good of all people, I wished him well and hoped those ideas would succeed, even though I differed with him strongly on many issues, and found him personally distasteful. But never did I stoop so low as to hurl childish insults at the commander in chief, and it saddens me that so many people have such little respect for the highest office in our country. God Bless President Bush.
