[Congressman Billybob]

And we should care about your opinion on your own website --- why? Not worth the effort to click a mouse.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "Senator Ted Kennedy and Mrs. Alito's Tears"

[Alia]

If you can't handle criticism, don't read it....

Uh, this little ditty, just ensured that whatever content you might have in re "SOU criticism" wouldn't be worth the trouble perusing.

[NonLinear]

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.

[Flifuss]

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

[MNJohnnie]

Can you explain something to me? Why are the rabidly ignorant so aggressive in spewing forth their utter stupidity? If you don't like the State of the Union speech, don't watch it. What a bunch of idiots. Like we care what about your pathetic whining.

[usmcobra]

Ok, I won't read it.

I guess that will show me.

[thackney]

If you can't handle criticism, don't read it....

if YOU can't hand criticism, don't post your opinions on the Internet.