Smirky- I am going to have to block you. (SOTU)

[deminks]

I know you are the POTUS, and you are in charge of the military, and your job is to uphold the constitution and enforce the laws. But I must say, your constant warmongering, your fearmongering, your prying into our private lives, your mangling of the English language, your disregard for the people of this nation, and your constant lying are bad for my family.

Therefore, I am going to have to block you from our family viewing.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16677586/site/newsweek/

A Tale of Two Speeches

It was meant to be about domestic policy. But now Bush's upcoming State of the Union address will be another bid to sell his Iraq plan.

Jan. 17, 2007 - Presidents don’t typically deliver two major addresses during the month of January—especially not less than two weeks apart. But the deteriorating situation in Iraq has denied Bush the luxury of laying low at the start of the year, developing the domestic policy goals that he hoped would be the legacy of his second term. Instead, the White House was forced to work on two tracks—one speechwriting team focused on next week’s State of the Union address, another on last week’s “troop surge” speech.

Both Bush aides and congressional Republicans had hoped that by dealing with Iraq in a separate speech to the nation, Bush would be able to focus on other pressing issues during his annual speech on Capitol Hill, including a renewed push for alternative energy, immigration reform and efforts to make his tax cuts permanent. But like so many of Bush’s goals in recent years, the majority of his State of the Union pledges have been overtaken by events in Iraq. The flagship address is still days away and yet it already seems to have been overshadowed by last week’s televised address on Iraq and the question of where the United States goes next if Bush’s decision to increase troops in the region doesn’t work.

Now, facing strong opposition from Democrats and wavering GOP lawmakers on the president’s latest plan, Bush aides are viewing next week’s speech as a second chance to convince the American people of the dangers of leaving Iraq. The speech will no doubt be timely: Democrats have tentatively scheduled a floor debate early next week on a symbolic resolution condemning Bush’s troop surge, with some lawmakers threatening to go further by cutting funding for the war.

[LaurenG]

1. I thought you were going to put a DU'er on level 5 "ignore"

Oh but that we could do that to bush. The whole world could put him on ignore and we could go on about making the world a better place.

[deminks]

2. I too wish that we could do that, and rewind the last 6 years.

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

3. 30% of Americans would suicide themselves if Bush told them to

He can make ten speeches in January, but he won't be convincing any more than the usual followers in need of an authority figure.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. silly deminks. It won't be a Major Speech, it will be a Colonel Speech!

Followed up by a General Educator, with Private Decider to follow shortly.