January 21, 2004
SotU Part 2: As I watch and type...
Hmm...
Dems clapping for the expiry of Pat. act.
Rep. claping for non-expiry of terrorism. Sure that's not what they ment...
Thugs and assassins? What? When did we get threatened by assassins?
"weapons of mass murder". Hmm..
So, basicly we are going to threaten the rest of the world into submission?
REalplayer is a terrible choice for streaming anything. I think they know that. Didn't they promis to revamp soon? Why can't I just DL the thing, anyway? It isn't like it's propreitary...
"objections to war often come from principled motives" - Subtext "but not here"
WoMD-RPA? Doesn't have the same ring as "WMD", does it? And note how he glosses right over the WMD argument and strait into the humanitarian one. Why couldn't he have given it the same play 1 year ago...
Wow. This first several minutes are all about attacking his critics. I hope to the gods to which Bush just alluded that he makes more substantive announcements soon...
Speaking of Substantive: why did Bush announce the new space program a week ago and not tonight? That would have been a huge shock...
"Jobs are on the rise"
Is that true? I've seen the numbers saying that unemployment is down. But that doesn't mean that people are actually employed, just that they are no longer looking for work. And all things considered, are there more jobs under bush than there were under Clinton?
Education--
I've seen the numbers. Texas under Bush increased test scores by lowering standards. Why should we let him define what "3rd grade level" is and then insisting that students meet it?
Whoa! Increases in Community Colleges! I'm a 3rd gen. CC graduate, so I dig the program. If I were still lobbying for American CCs, I would start talking about Pell grants NOW...
"Unless you act" -taxes.
Weak applause. And why is the specter of rising taxes so horrifying? He sure wants to spend the money taxes bring...
Wow. "We can cut the deficit in half over the next 5 years" Why on earth are we suddenly talking about cutting the deficits? Didn't we have massive surpluses just a few years ago?
"must eliminate wasteful and frivolous. medical lawsuits".
Wow. And who judges what is "wasteful and frivolous "? frivolous
Catastrophic healthcare deductions. Nice.
Why is Bush talking about Steroids? I admit I tuned out about 20 minutes ago, only to notice something he shouted. So perhaps I should stop taking notes...
"activist judges". I suppose mention of the supreme court would be too much here?
Pandering to 10 year olds Bush? My gods!
It's over. It's finaly over. Wow. I can't remember a single damned line from the whole thing. Nor one affirmative commitment. Mainly he just bashed those who would see this nation on a different course than the one he wants it on. _That's_ presidential...
Question: Did Clinton ever spend so much time saying "there are those who [are against my proposal"?
Posted by Andrew at January 21, 2004 08:48 PM
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