Bush's SOTU Agenda Is A Dump On Our Values And Traditions

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Advisors Dan Bartlett, left, and Mike Gerson work with President George W. Bush Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, in the Oval Office fine-tuning his State of the Union address scheduled to be delivered Wednesday night.



Bush: I know this one is Iraq, now, Which one is Amurika?


As teleprompters play out lines in the foreground, President George W. Bush stands at the podium in the Family Theater of the White House Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, during preparation for Wednesday's scheduled State of the Union address.



Bush: Why can't I get Condi to read this stuff to me anymore? I really like it when she reads to me."


President George W. Bush goes through his speech Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, in the Family Theater of the White House in preparation for his scheduled address to the nation Wednesday



Bush: D-e-f-c-i-t . . . is that how you spell prosperity?"


President George W. Bush, pen in hand, makes last-minute adjustments to his State of the Union speech Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, in anticipation of Wednesday night's scheduled appearance to the nation.



Bush: Here's the part where we cut the hell out of the money for those beggars and deadbeats. Crank up that Kid Rock!

"Pimp of the Nation, I could be it
As a matter of a fact, I foresee it
But only pimpin' hoes with the big tush
While you be left pimpin' Barbara Bush!"



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) will call for a near-freeze in the overall growth of government spending not connected to national defense to try to rein in record deficits, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

Having pushed through sweeping tax cuts (for the rich) in Bush's first term as president, "it's now time also to focus on the priority of fiscal discipline," the official added. (leaving the majority of struggling Americans out in the cold)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=1&u=/nm/20050201/ts_nm/bush_budget_dc_2
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WASHINGTON - Giving Social Security (news - web sites) a makeover will be the signature topic of President Bush (news - web sites)'s State of the Union address on Capitol Hill, where Democrats already have denounced his plan to let younger workers open private retirement accounts.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20050202/ap_on_go_pr_wh/state_of_union
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WASHINGTON (AFP)On Iraq, the US leader was to urge even critics of the war to help Iraqis build democratic institutions, while rejecting calls to set a specific timetable for pulling the roughly 150,000 US troops out of Iraq, aides said.

"We're not talking about an exit strategy. We're talking about a strategy for success in Iraq," senior Bush adviser Dan Bartlett told NBC television.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1504&e=2&u=/afp/20050202/pl_afp/usbushiraq_050202191413
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Thomas B. Edsall and John F. Harris, Washington Post Staff Writers

A recurring theme of many items on Bush's second-term domestic agenda is that if enacted, they would weaken political and financial pillars that have propped up Democrats for years, political strategists from both parties say.

Legislation putting caps on civil damage awards, for instance, would choke income to trial lawyers, among the most generous contributors to the Democratic Party.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1803&ncid=1803&e=7&u=/washpost/20050130/pl_washpost/a47559_2005jan29
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ $80 Billion Supplemental to Continue the War in Iraq: Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War say "NO to funding to continue this war. Any new appropriations concerning troops in Iraq should be directed solely towards bringing the troops home and taking care of them when they get here."

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=42487

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1. More...

b.s....rhetoric, rhetoric..."freedom"..."liberty"....blah, blah, blah...values...freedom...did I mention liberty?....blah, blah...I'll watch Elimidate instead.

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2. Yeah, I'll be watching The Game Show Network

Think old "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" re-re-reruns are on at the same time. Far more interesting and intellectually challenging than watching the Chimp-in-Chief spew his lies.

Tired Old Cynic

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3. Elimidate...

game shows, Spanish novelas--this calls for guacamole, chips and a martini.

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7. Yes! In fact, several martinis!

Or in my case...several glasses of Merlot. In fact, I've started already and it's only 4 p.m. here!

As I like to say...God help us all.

Tired Old Cynic

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4. I think my name is about to come up on "The U.S. Census Channel"

I can't miss that.:silly:

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5. We have to watch in order to hold the cretin responsible

That's why we come here to DU. We have to believe that we can make a difference. Otherwise we bend over and take it like the punks they think we are.

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8. I think I'm going to wait till the Spin slows

and catch the replay on CSPAN, or better yet, Tape it and then fast forward though the :puke:LIES.

I should finish watching it in about 6 minutes.:silly:

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6. plink . . .