The State of the Union Address
Liveblogging the address should begin shortly. The introduction of the President nears. As has been the norm for President Bush, this should be an excellent SOTU address, and given Pelosi and others have expressed such disdain for the man, it'll be interesting to see their response. Bluefingers in the chamber, they will no doubt be held aloft at the appropriate time.
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Excellent intro... Afghanistan, Palestinian Territories, Ukraine, and FREE AND SOVEREIGN IRAQ.
Quick to it. Improve the lot for our children and grandchildren. Stewardship.
2.3 million new jobs. None for me but that'll change someday.
Restrain the spending apetite of the government. Here! Here! But you better follow through.
"Tax payer $ must be spent wisely or not at all." That would be an accomplishment.
Just gotta love watching the Dems while he discusses improving education.
Tort reform. Knew it would be there.
Health care, more control for the individual family, tax credits for insurance, tech implementations, expanded HSA's, and liability reform. The last being the kicker.
Energy - hydrogen, clean coal and ethanol... 4 years is enough. ANWR anyone?
Tax code = archaic. Again, good to hear, but hard to imagine happening.
Reject amnesty and close the border via what policy.... Back it up. No.
Social security - okay, so she's headed for "bankruptcy" someday. Tell us your plan.
As expected - 55+ = status quo. Length of life, benefits increase, 16 to 1. Benefits still rising. Who clapped for that?
2 to 1 and higher benefits to larger number of retirees. 2018 pay out more than in.
2027 $200 billion and by bankrupt by 2042. Boo birds. Rude.
Excellent picture painting with the child 13 years from college, but how to fix it? Open and candid review. List of options... all on the table.
Clearly the President is opening the door to the dems... unlikely they will accompany him. Sorry to say.
And finally, voluntary personal retirement accounts. If for no other reason than the abilty to pass the funds on to survivors, it has an upside. Lot's of regulatory issues. Gradual introduction will be interesting to see. Tie it to the Thrift Savings Plan model. This may, will, have to wait until legislation is drafted.
Amending the Constitution for marriage protection. Don't expect to see it happen but know why its here.
EXCELLENT! Going after the up or down vote on court nominees. Frist, will ensure it happens. BRAVO!
Getting big cheers on the inner city gang life and outreach to youths. 3 year initiative lead by Laura. Good choice.
Ryan White Act renewal.
Expanding use of DNA. Sounds like money. Defense counsel special training for capital punishment cases. Okay.
Freedom from fear... security at home. Too bad its called Homeland Security. We've done this... that... and this too. (BORDERS)
Declining number of terrorist supporting nations. Dems will pervert this one.
He may have been just being polite, but to include the UN as providing assistance in the elections was a gift. Unless speaking solely of Afghanistan. Perhaps.
Conditions that feed the ideologies... I'm not sure I like the "force of human freedom." Of course, I like freedom, just not the wording. The ultimate goal of ending tyranny is huge. Big job.
Not imposing our form of government. Good to make that clear. Key being that governments are representative of their people.
Landmark events. Indeed but don't overly rely on the Palestinian Authority hoss... We've been down that road before. $350 million for the PA. Whoa.
Fight terror and encourage higher level of freedom. Saudi Arabia and Egypt should show the way by, respectively, increasing role of people in government and expanding democracy.
Syria and Lebanon. Hope they are listening.
Iran. Must give up enrichment program, etc. And to the people of Iran, American stands with you. THAT PART IS KEY. Will Europe play along?
BLUEFINGERS held high!!! Hoorah!
"The terrorists are afraid. They are losing." so she and her family voted. Good story.
They've earned our respect. More sir, they've earned our admiration.
Saddam was a real occupation. Damn straight. And the Iraqi voter "Sophia." Not sure of the spelling. Keep applauding, she and her country need to hear it.
Small group of extremist will not overturn the will of the Iraqi people. Excellent.
New phase of our involvement in Iraq. Building the Iraqi forces. U.S. to take a supporting role. The strategy is adapting, the commitment remains!
No artificial timeline for return. Ideolism and character of the service members. Indeed. Unrelenting, Unwavering, Unmatched. We will do everything we can to help (those who've suffered injury) recover. Damn straight. You've done your job Mom, now it's my time to protect you. Marine Sergeant Byron Norwood's family. Don't stop applauding. Don't ever stop....
Very eloquent here. Quoting FDR, sounding like a touch of MLK, Jr.
Excellent!!!
Be sure and let me know how you think I did (email or comments). God bless and good night.
