Neither of you guys apparently paid much attention to what she actually SAID. The only thing you're paying attention to is the fact that she's a Republican.
While ignoring the fact that she's a Republican who speaks very much like someone who is comfortable with the Democrats setting the terms and Republicans merely tweaking the details.
Trebb and Crazy Ivan, tell me -- are you glad to hear her say that Congress is "back to work" on our "behalf" (ha ha), "ready to make Washington focus on [our] concerns again"? Because frankly, that's the PROBLEM, whereas Ernst clearly thinks it's the solution.
Trebb, I have news for you -- YOU are the "fantasy conservative" in this equation. The rest of us are actual thinking conservatives who recognize a weak sister when we see one, and Joni's speech was weak as a kitten.
Dear Finny, your music class activism may make you think you are qualified to be the spokesman for FR, but the expectation that Joni should have come out swinging vs. a calm rendition of what everyone knows to be true - Dem and Repub alike - strikes me as one who loves a good rant (as does your entire post to us) but who cannot be satisfied because nobody will take the time to read your mind and use it as a checklist for a speech. If Joni had come out swinging, she would not have been able to satisfy you, let alone all who get tingles running up their legs just because someone uses strong words - after all, no matter what anyone says, they are just words and they may be good for a "Bon mot!", but w/o action they are useless. Sans time to rebut every point/comment "The Won" made (which would have equated to a pissing contest which would have incensed the Left as much as a cartoon incenses the Muslims, unifying them even in support of that which they know is hurting them, while we remain fragmented.
I have an idea, since some of us who thought the speech was adequate and of the proper tone to be digested by all, Left and Right, (which was my original point), are being mocked, hjow about you say what you would have had Joni say and explain why it would have been oh so much more productive. After all, it was just a speech like so many others and, no matter the words, it will be forgotten as all rebuttals to SOTUs have been over the ages. Without action, words is words is words...
I eagerly await your "make me feel good and tingly" rendition of what she should have said.
Sincerely, Fantasy Conservative