I hope this is the beginning of a much deserved rebound
Thank you President Bush & Vice President Cheney.
You must be my long, lost cousin.
It sounded good. Hope he follows through. If the majority of Republicans in Congress had held to these values, they’d still be a majority.
Well, I'll give him credit, his proposals don't smack of loony-left socialism. It's collectivism, all right, and I still don't think it's necessary, but at least the yoke will be easy and the burden light, compared to miserable things like Kyoto and carbon-rationing schemes.
What IIIIIIIII would do, on the other hand, is to make all carbon-based fuels (including biofuels) international, investable commodities (which should probably happen, anyhow). Growing demand would drive the prices upward, and, along with the encouraged drilling and mining of the resources, people would naturally gravitate toward greater efficiency and other, non-carbon resources. Furthermore, this solution would be market-based, rather than centrally planned.
God Bless our Great Country.
1. "And to open the doors of these schools to more children, I ask you to support a new $300 million program called Pell Grants for Kids."
2. "Let us fund new technologies that can generate coal power while capturing carbon emissions....Let us continue investing in advanced battery technology and renewable fuels to power the cars and trucks of the future. Let us create a new international clean technology fund, which will help developing nations like India and China make greater use of clean energy sources. "
3. "So I ask the Congress to double Federal support for critical basic research in the physical sciences and ensure America remains the most dynamic nation on earth."
4. "So we are expanding funding for this type of ethical medical research."
5. "We have also changed the way we deliver aid by launching the Millennium Challenge Account. This program strengthens democracy, transparency, and the rule of law in developing nations, and I ask you to fully fund this important initiative."
6. "And tonight, I ask the Congress to support an innovative proposal to provide food assistance by purchasing crops directly from farmers in the developing world, so we can build up local agriculture and help break the cycle of famine."
7. "And I call on you to double our initial commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS by approving an additional $30 billion over the next 5 years."
If that last one doesn't get us and tell us that he's a hypocritical liar and a FAKE CONSERVATIVE, then nothing will.
Will read the writen transcript. That is enough.
Well, I did learn something from the Dem rebuttal tonight. Sebelius said people in the Midwest couldn't pay their bills and were losing their jobs. I didn't know that! I'll be spending the rest of the night emailing my friends and associates in the Midwest giving them my condolences. I just watched Obama being interviewed on FNC and this guy actually said that Bush was talking the 'some old economics.' Isn't that like saying that high schools are teaching the same old Geometry or colleges are still talking the same old Bernoulli equations. Are there new Bernoulli equations that I have missed some how. Is there a new set of economic rules being taught in B-school?
He has now come to the point where he can and will force congress to do his will on a lot of unfinished business, because HE has nothing to lose, THEY do, and they can no longer fight him like they could.
God bless you, President Bush.
“No, please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let’s not bicker and argue over who killed who... “
Was a great speech. God bless your president, a truely great and decent man as well as leader.
On a side note - next time Brit Hume when the president is exiting, just keep your darn mouth shut.
Honest to god, it’s far more interesting to listen to a few minutes of the president being fairly candid as he speaks to friend and foes alike than to hear Brit and his guests stating the obvious.
Just read this thread.
Yawn.