I thought the best part was watching Teddy Kennedy rolling his eyes and shaking his head.
Those enlisted soldiers in the audience didn't look too enthusiastic about applauding for the pretzelnit either. In fact, at one point Bush mentioned about how "we'll do everything to protect our soldiers yada yada" the camera zoomed in on them during the applause and you can see the black sargeant on the left say the word "fvck" (if you read his lips) before he realized the camera was on him and then he starts clapping.
Those enlisted soldiers in the audience didn't look too enthusiastic about applauding for the pretzelnit either. In fact, at one point Bush mentioned about how "we'll do everything to protect our soldiers yada yada" the camera zoomed in on them during the applause and you can see the black sargeant on the left say the word "fvck" (if you read his lips) before he realized the camera was on him and then he starts clapping.
Uninspired. His idea of social policy seems to be: don't allow gays to marry, teach those who do marry how to stay married, but teach abstinence in schools, drug test our kids and mske sure athletes don't use steroids and wrap it all up in a faith-based program.
That's the George W. Bush vision for America. God bless us all.
That's the George W. Bush vision for America. God bless us all.
Bets,
Helluva summary. I have a statistical question for ya'll. If condoms prevent 99% of STD's and unwanted pregnancies, then does that mean 99 out of 100 kids who are taught abstinence but not about safe sex cannot contract an STD or have an unwanted pregnancy for his abstinence campaign to be successful?
Helluva summary. I have a statistical question for ya'll. If condoms prevent 99% of STD's and unwanted pregnancies, then does that mean 99 out of 100 kids who are taught abstinence but not about safe sex cannot contract an STD or have an unwanted pregnancy for his abstinence campaign to be successful?
It was so damn predictable, before during and after. He said almost exactly what everyone expected, the Dems said what you would expect, and the whole thing was just uninspiring and wasteful. The dumb thing though were all these people saying "well I was disappointed because he is like the President and he should be bringing all of us together" Huh? Did anyone really expect that? This is the most blatant vote-buying politician (driven by his Rove-ites) and you expected him to give up a chance to try to do that in this kind of spotlight? Craziness. Put simply you missed nothing. If you went in liking him you left it liking him. If you went in disliking him, nothing changed there either. Only real news out of it was his plans to fund jail parolees training programs and some big grant to community colleges. Funny how he says that after trying to get everyone worked up about how the deficit will just magically reduce itself in half if everyone cuts their spending except for the programs he likes. All in all very predictable and nothing noteworthy.
RPM,
About the only Democrat in America I wouldn't vote for over Bush is Al Sharpton and even then I'd have to think twice. I just believe Bush is leading the country in all the wrong directions, fiscally, foreign-policy wise and militarily. I also think he is incompetent, intellectually challenged, secretive and hypocritical.
If John McCain had been nominated over Bush, not only would he have gotten my vote in the last election, he probably would've gotten it in this one. I think McCain is a true Republican, I think Bush is special interest manipulated neocon.
About the only Democrat in America I wouldn't vote for over Bush is Al Sharpton and even then I'd have to think twice. I just believe Bush is leading the country in all the wrong directions, fiscally, foreign-policy wise and militarily. I also think he is incompetent, intellectually challenged, secretive and hypocritical.
If John McCain had been nominated over Bush, not only would he have gotten my vote in the last election, he probably would've gotten it in this one. I think McCain is a true Republican, I think Bush is special interest manipulated neocon.
I actually voted for him last time, but his poor choice of people in his administration has made there be little chance I will do that again. I tell everyone I don't think that lowly of Bush, but he chose his bed and now sleeps in it with some truly dangerous people. He must be held accountable for that.
