The State of the Union Address!! Blah, Blah, Blah

My take on the State of the Union Address. If you can't handle criticism, don't read it....

In my time on Free Republic I have posted my opinion several times, BillyBob. I don't expect everyone, or anyone to agree with me or really give a rat's behind about my opinion. But the section here says - "Bloggers & Personal". I figured this was a safe haven for opinions. Apparently not. Please accept my apology for invading your space by asking people to read my opinion. It is pretty evident to me that I have offended you. That certainly wasn't the intent.

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Thanks,

markbureau

In 2004, at his acceptance speech at the the Republican National Convention, he hinted toward a limited government, including Social Security and Tax Reform. Here we are a year and a half later, listening to a State of the Union address that should have touted a recently passed Tax Reform Bill, and a recently debated or passed Social Security reform bill.

And Bush would have passed these things how? Bush did his part. Our senators and congressmen need to grow a pair.

Instead, in 2006, we are given the same rhetoric we were given in 2004 which said "I am calling on Congress to make the tax cuts permanent!" We also were asked to be patient while the President forms a committee to discuss Social Security reform.

You must have missed the part where the dims clapped with glee upon hearing that they blocked social security reform. Again, the pubbies need to grow a spine and do what they were elected to do.

All this while he stated that the Federal Government has an obligation to the elderly and the poor; to provide access to health care. All I can say to that statement is "WHAT?!?!?!" Since when? What ever happened to the Republican Party? What has happened to the party of fiscal responsibility? I know this question has been asked before, but it needs to be asked again. We are projected, according to this president, to have 60% of the Federal Budget earmarked for entitlement programs by 2030. Are they serious? Really. I have one question for the 535 members of both congressional houses, the Vice President and the President. When are you gonna grow the stones to stop this madness?

You got one right!

I imagine some of the negative comments are due to your decision to post your take on your blog and send people over there to read it instead of just posting it here. I don't normally follow those links, but things were slow here this morning. Blog pimping is not too popular, as you may have noticed. Including a link to your blog is one thing, your method was quite another. Of course that's just my opinion, and you know what they say about those.

This was the point of my opinion. It is the Congress and Senate Republicans that need to grow the pair. 55-44-1 and a Republican House and they can't make the taxcuts permanent and they can't do anything about Social Security reform. This opinion was designed to get people to understand they (congress) won't do anything unless we tell them how we feel.

I was a bit abrasive. I know the audience here. Maybe this time i was too abrasive. thanks.

markbureau

Read your take on the SOU, also read your platform. I wish many of the things you expressed would have come to pass like In 2004, at his acceptance speech at the the Republican National Convention,he hinted toward a limited government, including Social Security and Tax Reform. Here we are a year and a half later, listening to a State of the Union address that should have touted a recently passed Tax Reform Bill, and a recently debated or passed Social Security reform bill and A dramatic reduction in the Federal Budget, not simply a reduction in the rate of growth.

I believe in smaller government, less taxes, less spending, less regulation.

Regarding your platform an effort to eliminate all Federal Income Taxes under Title 26 of the United States Code., For me, baby steps would be better for a start, I think if you abolished W-2 wage income tax withholding, making everyone pay quarterly estimated tax payments like small business owners, people would realize just how much they are paying in Federal Income tax. I call this the W-2 trap. Everyone looks forward to a refund, rather than what they are actually paying in taxes (the tax withholding tables are setup to withhold more income tax than will normally be due, increasing the likelyhood of a refund.)

I see nothing outrageous about your criticism of the SOU, but then again, I don't just seek out opinions that agree with my own

I suspect you do. It has always been my experience that anyone who has to brag about "Being open minded" is lying to themselves. I suspect the only reason you do not mind the critic is because you agree with it. Suggest for the Whine all the Time Choir. Instead of wasting our time with your endless whining, just don't watch the speech. We really are NOT waiting breathlessly to hear the reaction of the Whine all the Time Crowd to every political event. It is perfectly acceptable for you all to just wander back to Druggies Unglued instead of wasting our time posting your ignornace

Bu9418's criticisms deal with more with a do nothing congress than anything else. I disagree with Bu9418, I thought it was a good speech, but, speeches are speeches. I agree with Bu9418 that I would have like to have seen more accomplished in the last year, social security reform, tax reform and spending cuts. I think the biggest criticism Bu9418 has is the Republicans let the Democrats tank all of the above reforms. I would like to see some fiscal responsibily in Congress.

It has always been my experience that anyone who has to brag about "Being open minded" is lying to themselves

Since I liked the POTUS's SOU, I was curious what critism BU9418 had about it. I was surprised to find, in my opinion, he is just impatient about reforms getting thru Congress.

I try to give everybody a read, at least a first time. I don't like dismissing anybody without seeing what they have to say.

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