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.

[Howlin]

I"m betting he has a better second four years than his first four, despite all the Dems and the backbiting GOPers trying to make their bones to run in 2008.

[shield]

Nice.

You bet...he's hitting everything...OMG I love this man.

[Soul Seeker]

Hear that Mr. I voted before I didn't vote on the 87 billion?

[nicmarlo]

"During this time of war, we must continue to support our military and give them the tools for victory."

[Master of Orion]

I have a feeling that Ms. Nancy Pelosi will be putting the final nail in the coffin tonight!!

[OXENinFLA]

Has anyone seem Teddy?

Checked the bar?

[relee]

So, the Joint Chiefs are allowed to clap for military talking points?

Finally!

[Lazamataz]

I'm actually pretty pleased that Dean will be party chairman. Most of the "normal" Dems I know (the Joe Lieberman/Zell Miller types) are really upset about this situation. They were also pissed as hell that Robert Byrd was so vocal against Condi.

POLSCI 102: HOW TO DESTROY A POLITICAL PARTY -- In this course, you will learn how to quickly and forcefully destroy your party's chances of ever winning another election. Text required, MWF 0900-1100.

[Txsleuth]

Yeppers---with his cowboy boots, no less!!!

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the comment, but I'm not going to address that issue on this thread.

Take care.


D1

[TomGuy]

[arasina]

You made it downstairs for a bit, eh?

[Maigrey]

Minute? Ya got nanoseconds.

[mtngrl@vrwc]

"He looks SO young and wonderful and vibrant tonight!"

He does! Except for the extra grey hairs, I don't think President Bush has aged much these last four years.

[jackbill]

what are the DUmmies up to?

They see their power quickly dissapating. They are being dumped into the ashbin of history. And they don't like it. However, they can't seem to do anything about it.

[Soul Seeker]

Prez standing up for the allies the Dems say don't exist!

[cyborg]

I agree with that.

[HRoarke]

Better in fact.

5 choices based on S&P 500/Wilshire 4500/ EAFE Index/ Lehman Bros Aggregate Bond Index/ and default 100% allocation to non-negotiable US Gov bonds.

The plan expenses average .08% (that's not a misprint point-oh-eight but my data is a couple of years old) and the C Fund (S&P) is somewhere around .10%. Even cheaper than index funds because they are based on ETF's and managed in enormous quantity by Barclays Global.

Nice, nice, plan.

[lawgirl]

I am spinning my wheels just trying to keep up with this thread! LOL!

[Maigrey]

Slug a drink. Nu-ku-lur!