[fight_truth_decay]

"It has been written a man does what he must in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles, and dangers, and pressures, and that is the basis of human morality. Whatever may be the sacrifices he faces, if he follows his conscience -- the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow man -- each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of the past courage cannot supply courage itself. For this, each man must look into his own soul."- Ted Kennedy broadcast nationally from Joseph P. Kennedy's home on 25 July 1969, "Chappaquiddick"

Excellent description of our President, Teddy!

[smith288]

Mt Rushmore would become a target range for the Military's RPGs if Teddy's face was on it.

[Rushmore Rocks]

Kennedy? Mt. Rushmore?
NOT IN MY BACKYARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HenryLeeII]

Over on the Fox News Channel, Fred Barnes, sounding as if he had walking pneumonia, allowed as how he'd heard George W. Bush deliver many an important and eloquent speech over the years, "and this was not one of them."

If this little twit bothered to be honest in his reportage, he would have mentioned that Mr. Barnes went on to say that this SOTU was delivered in a different time than the post-9/11 delivery to Congress, or the 2002 SOTU. He mentioned how the times makes the speech, and since the president wasn't addressing a nation just attacked by terrorists, or making a case for war in Iraq, and also the economy is doing better, these are not the times that make for a historical speech.

[rmh47]

Where's the barf alert? Or is that just assumed of any post with Ted Kennedy in the title?

[mattdono]

...he was ready to take his place next to Jefferson on Mount Rushmore

Wouldn't the collective weight of the carving cause the entirety of Mt. Rushmore to come crashing down?

No? Sure? Have you seen his face lately? It looks like an overblow basketball.

[Onelifetogive]

Shales gushed: "Kennedy looked great, like he was ready to take his place next to Jefferson on Mount Rushmore."

This is not unreasonable...He's not saying that a likeness of Kennedy should be carved next to Jefferson on Mt. Rushmore. He said Kennedy should take HIS place on the mountain. Have you seen the size of Kennedy's head. It would be about the right size!

[HenryLeeII]

We like a confident president, but we don't like a cocky president, and George W. Bush had too many moments of cockiness last night as he delivered his third State of the Union address to both houses of Congress and the viewing nation. Often the words of the speech were written to sound lofty, but Bush had such a big Christmas-morning grin on his face that they came out sounding like taunts -- taunts to the rest of the world or taunts to Democrats in the hall.... The speech was pretty much so-so, and Bush's gung-ho delivery -- something approaching the forced jollity of a game show host -- lacked dignity and certainly lacked graciousness. Bush has never been big on those things anyway.

I guess Shales writes his diatribes before listening to the president, because he is definitely not describing any of the speeches I've seen the president deliver. Lefties are terrified of confident males, especially those who are grounded in belief, so this is the beginning of the little panty-waist's problem with President Bush.

[Astronaut]

Kennedy is ready for Mt. Lushmore, the monument to chronic skirt chasing drunks who kill a young girl and then hide for 12 hours trying to figure out a way to cover it up. America has had enough of that fat drunken lardass and his entire parasitic family.

[OldFriend]

Girlymen are just not happy with a real man.

They much prefer lip biting, teary eyed liars who engage in affairs with young girls, betray their marriage vows, rape, fondle, and of course, mutilate the dignity of the office of the Presidency.

[Born Conservative]

[MississippiMan]

Maybe, just maybe, after a massive carving effort, Teddy Wetshoes could REPLACE Mt. Rushmore?

MM

[maggief]

[Krodg]

The only thing I would agree with is that Bush is scary....to the terrorists.

[Howie66]

Perhaps Mr, Shales would like to go cruising with Old Teddy-boy?

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Mount Rushmore!!??

Hell, more like at the bottom of Lake Rushmore.

[Henchman]

Kennedy's cockiness got one woman killed! How will they chisel the blood shot eyes onto Rushmore?

[Luke]

Yep! Only after his murder trial.

[Jaxter]

"Ted Kennedy worthy of Mount Rushmore."

Mount Rushmore? You couldn't fit that big, fat head on the Rock of Gibraltar.

[Ragirl]

...he was ready to take his place next to Jefferson on Mount Rushmore

BWAHHAAAA! The only thing alcoholic murderer Kennedy has in common with Mount Rushmore is that he's stoned most of the time.

[Viking2002]

Ted Kennedy isn't even worthy enough to drive past Mount Rushmore. To even suggest that that fat, drunken Marxist's face should defile a national monument next to men much greater than him is a travesty.