The Morning After...

Last night President George W. Bush laid out the current State of the Union and outlined a laundry list (or as some call it grocery list) of things he believes should happen in America in the coming future. Mr. Bush touched on a host of domestic issues including healthcare, education, immigration, and the economy. Some of his ideas were grand, though greatly lower in scale.

In the past Mr. Bush said we should go to Mars, where as now he'd be happy if we could just cut back on gasoline by 20%. In the past Mr. Bush wanted to spread freedom to Syria, Burma, Zimbabwe, North Korea, and Iran. This year he would settle for Cuba, Belarus, and Burma. (How many times do we hear about Burma these days?) In the past Mr. Bush was quite specific on his desires for Social Security reform (aka Private Savings Accounts), but not this year. It's as if he is finally starting to realize the severe limitations of power, especially now that Congress no longer belongs to him.

The point is President Bush, in both his Iraq speech and now his State of the Union address, shows that he has truly entered into the realm of "Lame Duck." The citizens of the United States of America no longer trust the words that come from this president or his administration. On the same day we hear words of hope from Capitol Hill, a federal court down the road is hearing testimony fill with deception and deceit connected to Vice-President Cheney. On the weekend before the State of the Union, 28 soldiers are killed in Iraq along with hundreds of Iraqi citizens. And we're just suppose to believe you when you say this time a mere 21,000 more troops will get the job done? Oh no, Mr. President, I think not.

Perhaps we need to look at what was NOT said in Mr. Bush's speech. No mention of Katrina and the still present disaster zones of New Orleans and the Gulf States. Maybe if we don't talk about it people will forget, eh GW? What about the Kyoto treaty, Mr. President? You're ready to take serious steps towards combating Global Climate Change, yet you don't have the gumption to admit you were wrong and that serious CO2 limits are needed?

Mr. Bush, perhaps it is your lack of vocabulary skills or public speaking presence that ultimately destroys your creditability. Perhaps if you were as suave as a President Clinton or as talented as a President Regan you could sell me. But you're not. You're not even close. In fact, watching you stumble over the name of NBA Superstar Dikembe Mutombo just reminded me of how poor a representative of this nation you are. Mr. Bush, for two more years you are the President of the United States and that means you have two more years to get it right. Either start making a difference or get out of the way, go back to your ranch, and let the new Congress do it for you.

What Did You Think of the State of the Union Speech?

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  Great speech, well delivered, and I'm on board.


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  Ok speech. Not sure I agree, but it's doable.


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  Eh...But I did enjoy seeing Pelosi over his LEFT shoulder.


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  Crap, crap, crap. This president is full of it.


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  Missed the speech. Was catching up on my TiVo'd shows.

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