Preview of Chimpy's SOTU

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Copied off the WH website, with "President" and "Bush" replaced by his *more properly descriptive* name.

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Overview Fact Sheet

Tonight, Chimpy Will Address The Major Issues Facing Our Nation And Discuss Opportunities For Both Parties To Work Together To Accomplish Big Objectives For The American People. Chimpy will unveil a positive, comprehensive agenda that will improve the daily lives of the American people and explain how our actions in the world will make our Nation safer and more secure. Chimpy believes we can find practical ways to advance the American Dream and keep our Nation safe without either party compromising its principles.

Chimpy 's Agenda For Spreading Hope And Opportunity In America

In The State Of The Union Address, Chimpy Will Discuss A Domestic Agenda Including:

Energy: Chimpy will ask Congress and America's scientists, farmers, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs to join him in pursuing the goal of reducing U.S. gasoline usage by 20 percent in the next ten years – Twenty in Ten. We will reach the Chimpy's Twenty in Ten goal by increasing the supply of renewable and alternative fuels and by reforming and modernizing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars and extending the current light truck rule. Chimpy's energy plan also includes stepping up domestic oil production in environmentally sensitive ways and doubling the current capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

Health Care: Chimpy will announce his proposals to make basic, private health insurance available and affordable for more Americans. Chimpy's plan includes reforming the tax code with a standard deduction for health insurance so all Americans get the same tax breaks for health insurance, and helping states make affordable private health insurance available to their citizens.

Spending Reform: Chimpy will discuss three major reforms to spend taxpayer dollars wisely: balancing the budget through pro-growth policies and spending restraint, enacting common-sense reforms to help prevent billions of taxpayer dollars from being spent on unnecessary earmarks, and reforming entitlement programs.
Education: Chimpy will discuss his priorities for strengthening and reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) this year.

Immigration: Chimpy will call on Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill that will secure our borders, enhance interior and worksite enforcement, create a temporary worker program, resolve – without animosity and without amnesty – the status of illegal immigrants already here, and promote assimilation into our society.

Judges: The Chimpy has a duty to nominate qualified men and women to fill vacancies on the Federal bench, and he calls on the Senate to give those nominees a fair hearing and a prompt up-or-down vote.
America's Actions In The World Will Make Our Nation Safer And More Secure

In The State Of The Union Address, Chimpy Will Discuss An International Agenda Including:

War On Terror/Iraq: The challenge playing out across the broader Middle East is more than a military conflict – it is the decisive ideological struggle of our time. For the safety of our people, America must succeed in Iraq, and Chimpy believes his new Iraq plan is the best way to succeed. Tonight, Chimpy will propose to establish a special advisory council on the War on Terror made up of leaders in Congress from both political parties.

Strengthening Our Military: Tonight, Chimpy will ask Congress for authority to increase the overall strength of our active Army and the Marine Corps by 92,000 Soldiers and Marines in the next five years.

The Chimpy's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) And Chimpy's Malaria Initiative: Chimpy's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Chimpy's Malaria Initiative are working abroad to save lives.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2007/initiatives/index.html