State of the Union 2008 LIVE THREAD

January 28, 2008

[bruinbirdman]

"Some of you have that list of Bush's accomplishments? WE need it now - before I puke on some of the posters here."

Some Bush stuff:

LEGISLATION
·Appointed Chief Justice Roberts – Senate approved 78-22
·Appointed Justice Samuel A. Alito – Senate approved 58-42
·Passed the Secure Fence Act of 2006 – Senate Approved 80-19
·Passed the Military Tribunal Act - Senate Approved 65-34
·Passed the SAFE Port Act - Senate Approved 98-2
·Passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Senate Approved 93-5
·Passed and Extended USA Patriot Act - Senate Approved 95-1;
·Passed a Sweeping Overhaul of the Intelligence Community (Created the Director of National Intelligence) - Senate Approved 89-2
·Passed Medicare Legislation (Prescription Drugs) - Senate Approved 54-44
·Passed Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002 - Senate Approved 64-33
·Passed Energy Bill - Senate Approved 84-14
·Passed Second Major Tax Cut - Senate Approved 84-14
·Passed Amber Alert - Senate Approved 92-0
·Created Department of Homeland Security – Senate Approved 60-40 (This is the largest re-organization of the Federal Government since 1940s)
·Passed Corporate Corruption Bill - Senate Approved 99-1
·Passed Campaign Finance Reform - Senate Approved 60-40
·Passed Education Bill (No Child Left Behind) - Senate Approved 87-10;
·Passed and Created TSA – Transportation Security
Administration (Federalized Airport Screeners) - Senate Approved 100-0
·Passed the first USA Patriot Act - Senate Approved 96-3;
·Extended Unemployment Benefits - Senate Approved 85-9
·Passed Income Tax Relief - Senate Approved 62-38
·Passed the IRAQ War Act - Senate Approved 77-23
·Passed an act authorizing the President to use all necessary and appropriate force" against anyone associated with the terrorist attacks of September 11 - Senate Approved 98-0
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Cut capital gains tax
Cut inheritance tax
Increased annual contributions to tax free IRAs
Increased contributions to education IRAs

There's more stuff floating around somewhere.

yitbos

[monkapotamus]

"MONK!!!! Where's that photoshop of her eating some of my kimchi pizza?! ; )"

[luvie]

Does it taste good? I have no idea what it is. :D

[STARWISE]

Thank you! Your pictures added immeasurably to the thread .. ;)

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you. I appreciate it. We have cubicle bound and I try to cover these events when I can.

Take care.

[higgmeister]

My Father and Father-in-law both spoke with an old traditional Deep-South pronunciation, for example:
crystal was   chris - chaul
furniture was   furn - a - tour

[potlatch]

Forgot this. If the cropping isn’t exact I have to do some resizing to get them to match up, lol. That’s why that one is a bit more jerky, but the original two shots were a bit off too.

[jennyjenny]

Yeah, I know. :)

[Tamar1973]

I don’t see it as an endorsement of anyone. Why do you think that?

Because Pres. Bush seemed to be quoting McCain's bottom line about amnesty for illegals.

[potlatch]

BUMP!!

[devolve]

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Yup -

- Cropping/Resizing

- Frame location corrections

- It would be great if they cameras were “fixed” as they sometimes are

[potlatch]

Yeah, when they move around it messes things up, lol.

[NRA2BFree]

What the hell does that mean?

Probably more of us "white bums." You know how worthless we all are. ;)

[I got the rope]

LOL...I just read your profile. I think you’re the perfect woman!

I’m totally in love now!

[Xenophon450]

"True Republicans"

Republican and Conservative are rapidly diverging.

[Anti-Hillary]

I just got home from bible study and am watching the address on my DVR.

Say what you will about Bush, every time I see that man I just get an overwhelming sense of security. He has not been perfect but, he has done a stellar job in the WOT. I will truly miss him and could not help but get a true sense of fear and dread every time the camera panned on Hillary or Obama.
I think America will get that same sense and will nominate the Republican candidate, even if it is McCain. The alternatives are just unthinkable!

[Tamar1973]

better yet go back to DU, DUmmine.

Once you resort to name calling, especially against a FReeper with quite a bit of senority on you, you have already lost your argument.

[nutmeg]

Bush seemed to enjoy tripping the ‘Rats into standing ovations by peppering the speech with multiple and scattered support-the-troops statements.

LOL, I enjoyed that myself. Dubya kept the 'RATs a bit off balance and on their toes...

[top 2 toe red]

Criticism is fair but there is too much lunacy against Bush from allegedly Conservative sources. I don’t believe these sources to be conservative.

You stated this so truthfully. I don't think they are, either. They live to do one thing, and one one thing only...bitch and moan.

It matters not the person, or cause...in EVERY instance, EVERY conversation, they will find someone/something that they will trash and slander. They are, I believe, very miserable, pitifully unhappy people, I would feel sorry for them if they warranted any sympathy, they don't. IMO

[LachlanMinnesota]

Maybe another hurricane will hit at the right time.