WP: For Webb, Bouquets and a Few Brickbats

[Kadie]

For Webb, Bouquets and a Few Brickbats
Va. Senator's State of the Union Response Called 'Eloquent,' 'Incoherent'

By Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 25, 2007; Page A04

RICHMOND, Jan. 24 -- U.S. Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) earned a full day of praise -- and some tough rhetorical jabs -- for his sharply worded response Tuesday night to President Bush's State of the Union address.

Liberal bloggers, national pundits and local Virginia politicians said the freshman senator's critique of the economy and the Iraq war was among the best retorts to Bush's administration they could remember.

"In office only three weeks, managed to convey a muscular liberalism -- with personal touches -- that left President Bush's ordinary address in the dust," Jonathan Alter said on Newsweek's Web site.

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Jeff Cohen, writing on the Huffington Post, a liberal blog, cited the nine-minute speech's "stirring appeal, both progressive and patriotic," and said it would have broad appeal for "swing voters, NASCAR dads, soccer moms, even Republican leaners."

Not all of the reaction was positive. Conservatives scoffed at Webb's less-than-animated demeanor. One blog headline commented on Webb's constant seriousness with the headline: "Dem Response: Countdown to Webb's Aneurysm."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012402029.html

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Criticisms from the same group of jackoffs that support jr. dubbya.

Stupid fucks.