State of the Union

Loving the kick ass to earmarks (blood draining from Democrats faces), health care choice should be private (not determined in the halls of Congress) - whoop - Hillary looks like the suppository is in sideways, Teddy is passed out (put down the Jack Daniels buddy), Obama trying to concentrate .... trying  to look all Presidential.....

Cheney is the background smiling - I LOVE CHENEY!
Did Bush and Cheney coordinate ties?

Addin marines into Afghanistan. Coolio

Hey, John Kerry,  why the long face? Uh, Did you just see Kerry get up with mention of support of
wounded. Altogether now -- hurl. (thanks to btwa for the cue)

ECONOMY: Keeping Our Economy Healthy

BUDGET: Staying On Track To A Balanced Budget By 2012

NATIONAL SECURITY: Giving Our National Security Professionals Tools They Need To Protect America

IRAQ: Continued Progress In Iraq Allows "Return On Success"

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: Keeping America Safe By Fostering The Freedom Agenda

VETERANS: Supporting Our Nation's Troops And Their Families

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND: Expanding Opportunity Under No Child Left Behind

EDUCATION: Empowering Parents With More Choices For Their Children's Education

FREE TRADE: Opening New Markets And Expanding Opportunities Through Free Trade

ENERGY: Increasing Our Energy Security And Confronting Climate Change

HEALTH CARE: Empowering Americans With Affordable Options For Health Care

STEM CELL RESEARCH: Increasing Federal Support For Ethical Stem Cell Research

FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES: Helping Those In Need Through The Faith-Based And Community Initiative

IMMIGRATION: Improving Border Security And Immigration

COMPASSION: Advancing An Agenda Of Compassion Worldwide

UPDATE: John's take:

short text of the state of the union:

"we face challenges.  things are not perfect.  we hope for a better day.

our options are limited, but we will do the best we can.

american power is not unlimited.

but, all in all, i am optimistic."

reaction from the democrats:

"things have gone to shit, and only democrats can save the u.s."

private thoughts from the democrats:

"oh, lord, maybe petraus will get hit by a bus.  oh, lord, a real big bus going real fast.  our only hope."

public reaction from the euro's & russians:

"the u.s. is in precipitous decline.  we shall supplant them."

private reaction from the euro's & russians:

"shit, i wish we had their problems."

reactions from the jihad:

"we will defeat the great satans."

private thoughts from the jihad:

"i hope i live until summer, the virgins can wait a bit."

reactions from the muslim brotherhood:

"all is well.  we shall fuck them into oblivion."

Comments

[Indigo Red]

Read the 2008 State of the Union Address at http://furtheradventuresofindigored.blogspot.com/2008/01/state-of-union-address-2008.html

[Steve Harkonnen]

There will never be a palestinian state.

Hamas will make sure of that.

[TootFan]

Teddy is a Chivas man.

[HelyeahWinnie]

Since Football's only entertainment anyway, gotta say it, go Giants!!!

[Nora]

Atlas,
I love you so much! ...suppository in sideways! My boyfriends state of the union kicked ass and you are correct, Cheney rocks!
You loyal fan,
Nora

[jimmy]

Bush decides he will not be intimidated into being a lame duck president, tries to save this country, and the leftards throw a FIT!

[allat]

I took notes too. All the above notes can be taken either way. I kept hearing subtle hints about

What about the apparent "Near hits" attacks on two tall buildins , one in L.A.? Did anybody hear about that in some previous news?

The arbusto mentioned relief packages and increase of benefits to the Vets. They must be desperate to keep in power, to now be "throwing a dog some bones." Halliburton got the contract to provide the Troops - and they've failed - our kid soldiers have been telling us all along- they have NOTHING! - they get contaminated water, their rations have been cut, etc. So what was Cheney smiling about? That we're stupid "peasants" from the Middle Ages to believe all these lies?

And not only that but, excuse me:

1-These should have been done 5 yrs ago, NOT just now
2-when we have NO moola for it.

Where's the money coming from?

arbusto talks about tax increases - making a "joke" about the irs accepting both checks and money orders.

And yet, he also talks about vetoing tax increase. To confounding us?

talks about tax reform to 2012. Why only to that date? What happens after that?

What about No Child Left Behind? Nonsense, because our educational curricula is inferior - thanks to the National Board of Education. Just because arbusto says one thing, doesn't mean he's telling the truth. Math, etc, standards are up, compared to what?

-talks about Opening Trade Agreements with Panama, So. Korea, etc.

The last trade agreements it's been/is the U.S. production shut down - manufacturing is done abroad now - nothing here. So what is there to trade?

-talks about American Strategic Interests esp. in Colombia and rest of S.AMer.- to show democracy leads to a better life.

Strategic interest to the U.S? - but don't look now, but the Latinos DON"T want the U.S. - and resent America as a result of not only the past dealings and fiasco and hubris of the U.S. -

So what is the U.S going to do - take on Latin AMerica now? Beat and bomb Latin AMerican countries to force them to accept democracy? How many countries will it be now to bomb?

Don't look now but since Bolivar, who took the U.S. Constitution as model - all those countires did operate under a democracy. UNTIL the U.S. came pushing and elbowing its way in. Democracies in Latin America didn't stand a chance after that.

-talks about Reform Trade Assistance - training people for other jobs.

Can't train for jobs, if there ain't any jobs here anymore. As for me, I have nothing against the INdians and Hindus and the rest of the world, but I want those jobs back - BACK HERE. Let's bring those jobs back!

-talks about alternate fuel. Who's he kidding. There are hundreds of inventions using althernate fuel, just that the giant oil corps. have bought up the patents and repressed them or threatened the inventors one way or the other.

The gov. must be desperate to keep power now to concede to this now. Seeing that we, the oil and gas buyers are at the breaking point with the prices. The gov.hand-in-glove with the International Oil Cos.- is certainly afraid that we'll either stop buying gas (as well , as having no more money) or go to D.C. to beat them over the head.

-Arbusto talks about Gulf Coast Summit betw Mex. - Canada - and the U.S. to be held in N.O. That's NOT the innocent, innocuous little coment it seemed to be.

Wake Up, people!

- that is about the dreaded erasure of the national borders - there's already a highway being done to split the country in half - the populace in half.

Check it out:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Canada+Mexico+highway&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8

talks a lot more gobblely-gook about Social Security reform - What does that mean....to us?

Claims that there will be a scarcity in the (near?) future (for one reason or another)- mainly because the gov. is siphoning the money out one way or another. And there's no money, because it's being spent in the war machine abroad - instead of defense right here. Note, while we're fighting the islamofascists abroad, the slime gov. is bringing them in. What's the point of the War, then?

-arbusto implied, or mentioned subly that the war abroad will take a long time to resolve. While he's allowing islamics in by the boatload. BWahahaha!

Anyway, we're being warned that the faucet is going to be turned off. Well, then, we must prepare ourselves to change our lifestyle - to include our elder people back in our daily lives- and homes (As it should be).

But even if all is taken, in a Positive way, these promises, are just words - words are cheap. Promises have been made before, and when all is said and done - NOTHING is done for the BENEFIT of the Grassroots.

But what struck me - with GREAT SURPRISE is the Arbustos mention of some senator or other (missed his name) writing a Preamble to a new constitution. WHAT NEW CONSTITUTION?!

I must have missed something back there in the old news or in the current, new news.

Do we need a new Constitution?

I say, tar and feather them all- lock stock and barrel - THOSE TRAITORS- while we still have time!

[allat]

Here is a better analysis, step by step:

2008 State of the Address
http://www.rys2sense.com/anti-neocons/viewtopic.php?t=11451

Can anyone here, say, thes points are NOT the truth?