DUers, let's have those State of the Union speech predictions!

[Bucky]

Something's brewin' up in Crawford, yall can bet it. Bush is in the middle of repositioning himself in the political center for his recoronation. What's it gonna be? According to the NY Times, it's gonna be something big and nonpartisan, like a new moon shot or a Mars shot (Houston, the Beagle has landed?) or a Bartlettesque goal like extending life expectancy.

"They want to have the president talk about an important national goal that is big and a unifying theme."

So what do you think it'll be? I think it will be education-related and highly populist, like a college-or-tech-school-for-everyone program. It's one of his biggest weak spots and it'll certainly play in Peoria.

[Bandit]

1. I think it will be terror, terror, terror

We caught Saddam bla bla bla we are on the scent of Bin Laden bla bla Americans are now safer ( terror alert orange) Economy is roaring bla bla Seniors now have prescription drug benefits bla bla bla America is becoming a greater country now that morality is back in control bla bla bla. Did I forget something?

[Newsjock]

2. The "Ownership Society" -- already being written about

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2003/12/24/bushs_ownership_scam/

IN PRESIDENT Bush's upcoming State of the Union address, we will hear a lot about something called an "ownership society." The idea is that American workers aspire to be owners -- of stock for their retirement, homes, businesses, good health insurance, and skills they need to navigate multiple changes of jobs and careers. It sounds just great.

Take a closer look, however, and you will recognize the trademarked Bush combination of inspiring themes coupled with an absence of useful tools. In other words, bait and switch.

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[radfringe]

11. ownership society

trickle down "FEW-dalism" - where the few own the society, and everyone else is left behind

[jokerman93]

3. Well I don't know about a big sexy national agenda

but I can say I've noticed that by the election the Rove team will probably have attempted a moral take-over and re-definition of all the terms of every possible liberal issue or criticism.

If they still think they can get away with it, I expect some kind of Clark/Kennedyesque vision of a Utopian, sub-urban Amerika where everyone has the same opportunity to own a business and provide jobs, revenue and services to their own communities.

American's are strong, tough and smart! If you're not an owner, you're slacker!!!!

[freesqueeze]

4. "Saddam and 9/11, Saddam and 9/11, Saddam and 9/11"

Then he'll follow that up with some more,

"Saddam and 9/11, Saddam and 9/11, Saddam and 9/11, Saddam and 9/11, Saddam and 9/11, Saddam and 9/11"

Any prize for the one who gets it right?

Glad I got this one in first!

[Cannikin]

5. dont forget about those damn gays!

We're destroying marriage and going to hell!

But we sure do dress purdy.:wow:

[citizen snips]

6. We got Saddam!!! We got Saddam!!!

He is going to play the patriot card so much I think I will puke. :puke:

[kentuck]

7. He will call for the nation to unite in our war on terrorism....

It's time to put partisan differences aside. It's time to do what is right for our country. We can play politics later. blah...blah...blah...

[Eric J in MN]

8. Bush may promise to extend lifespan as big national goal (nt)

nt

[jokerman93]

9. Or raise the dead as prophesied... n/t

[tritsofme]

10. Man on Mars

How are we going to pay for it?

shhhhhhhhhh!!

[alphafemale]

12. Soylent Green

As fuel.

[maggrwaggr]

13. another tax cut

since people seem to like those, and then if any Dem is against it, he can be labelled as a "tax-raiser"

[Bucky]

16. That may be the best prediction so far, but...

He's running out of taxes to cut. The way they'll need to go with tax rates so low anyway is to ask for tax break incentives for economic development--targeted tax incentives. I know that's a Democratic idea, but it's a great way to corner any Democrats on the tax issue. We can't exactly oppose targeted tax incentives since we've been promoting those for 15 years. But any support for them after the SOTU address will smell like "me-tooism".

[karlschneider]

14. "I got the USA a Visa card with $500 trillion limit. We can buy anything

we want!"

"And Jesus has countersigned for it."

[thebigidea]

15. cough...

"As we look back, look at the scope of the surprise, uh - of progress - looking at it, we can see a steady stream of progress, uh - in an increasinglyest unstepping, upsetting - uh, unsteady world. The threat of terror is tremendous, upon us all the time - and though our troops perform with fabulousness, it is not a matter of if but when, when uh - a day comes, when - when terror makes its way, uh manifestizes in, on the Homeland... so we must remain vigilant, aware of all suspicious... accents - on, uh - on suspicions. And when God continues to bless the Homeland, the world is rewarded by the strong, compassionate arm of an America that wants to impart liberty, freedom, and fellowship in free-er and free-er trade, which is the taste of freedom's progress, which is making plenty of good progress... after the attacks of 9/11 that humiliated, that initiated - uh, initiated a policy of preemption that was tested and proven in the case of uh - Saddam Hussein... who was found HIDING... in a hole... when it got plenty hot... well, we smoked him out - and the remaining nations on the, in the - uh AXIS OF EVIL... are to be aware of their actions, and recent moves by Libya show another path -uh to progress and cooperation with the uh, eventual order of things, which is what freedom and democracy demonstrates to free nations who understand that cooperation is the stepping stone to prosperity... uh, which potentiates potentializes... uh, heh - well, uh..."

[wanderingbear]

17. I dont care what hes got to say..The Union is Dead..

[demgrrrll]

18. Terra, Terra, Terra, fear fear fear, tax cuts good,. I detest him.

I won't watch because I cannot listen to him for more than
2 minutes without wanting to throw something at the screen.