STATE OF THE UNION -- 2005 [Live Thread]

2/2/05

[Timeout]

The pre-spin: Bush will spend about 1/2 the speech on foreign policy, 1/2 on domestic, with heavy emphasis on Social Security reform. It's said he will provide a detailed tutorial on the SS system and its problems with a few details on his personal accounts proposal.

Laura's guests are said to be an Afghan voter and an Iraqi voter (too bad there's no Ukrainian wearing an orange hat!).

Should we start a drinking game on how many times the pool camera swings to Hillary? Hmmm. Probably not...it would likely hamper out typing ability.

Word on the blogs has it that the closing part of the speech is a hum-dinger. Set your VCR's.

Report here on outrageous MediaCrat spin before AND after the SOTU. Pictures and screen caps welcome.

[Republican Red]

I didn't know the government did either. I know the city of Galveston Texas opted out of the ss plan a long time ago. They were so successful the govenment put a stop to anyone else following suit.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Can a LAME DUCK fly?

This one can!

[Wormwood]

Get those Judges in, baby!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

NO to gay marriage and activist judges. Big YES to a culture of life. Bush is on fire and taking no prisoners.

[Fenris6]

[BigSkyFreeper]

Make your screencaps smaller for those of us on dialup.

[GW and Twins Pawpaw]

It always sucks to be a dimborat...

[section9]

Yeah, well that's what SS was supposed to be, before it metastasized.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[cyborg]

Oh no I was referring to Barack Obama. I agree about Bush. He's on fire tonight.

[DoughtyOne]

Many of us disagee with the President on immigration policy. Nothing new was mentioned tonight. We've debated that at length. We will continue to do so. Let's not turn this thread into a bicker fest.

Those of you who join me in disagreeing with the President on immigration, let's be reasoned in our approach here.

Thanks.

[sheltonmac]

Privatized Social Security money "the government can never take away"

Yeah, right. The so-called "privatization" is the government deciding which "conservative" stocks and bonds we can invest in. On top of that, they will impose all sorts of new regulations so that we aren't affected by normal market forces. That, of course, is not good news for Wall Street. Oh, and we can only withdraw funds a little at a time. Some plan.

SOCIAL SECURITY: END IT, DON'T MEND IT

[Miss Marple]

Amendment defending marriage! Human embryos not to be created for created for experimetation or body parts!

Boy, he isn't backing down on anything! The libs are going to go apopleptic!!!

[DocRock]

"Not legislate from the bench!"

[Mo1]

He will make sure that human body parts are not sold as a commodity

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Well, of course. They are both a pair of...





....buttals.

[NonValueAdded]

There are the '06 Congressional ads ... show each proposal superimposed over the screen shot of the Pubs standing and applauding the and RATs sitting on their hands.

[politicalwit]

Big tough words from the Fox/Bush AntiAmerica Brigade.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Some human lives shouldn't be used to keep others healthy...

Humans not to be bought and sold as commodities...

EXCELLENT!!!

[radiohead]

I didn't know that Government Employees already have a savings plan account??

I'm sure that will come as a surprise to many. It will make them think, if it's good enough for gubmit workers, if it's working for them and they ain't complaining, then why the heck can't I have something similar?