State of The Union Address Transcript

White House ^ | January 31, 2006 | President George Bush

[Goodgirlinred]

LOL! Well, it was refreshing not to hear the President lambasted as a war monger, etc. as the Dems have done in the past. If I had had to listen to old Teddy, or Kerry, or Hilliary, I would have had a return of the flu I had last week. :^)

[aft_lizard]

Look at the fourth chart. He's been increasing non-defense non-homeland security discretionary spending 2.8 times faster than under Clinton.>>>>>


Once again keyword, NON-discretionary. discretionary and non-discretionary are two seperate things

[Donna Lee Nardo]

After all the recent ridicule about his girth, kennedy decided to exercise instead of attending the SOTU. He spent the evening driving around and around in his lap swimming pool. This according to some of his neighbors and a few private pilots hovering in the area.

[alwaysconservative]

Thanks for posting this transcript! This was a marvelous speech by the President.

[Dahoser]

Virginia is well-run because it's more Republican than Democrat unlike Taxachusetts where Dukakis reigned and my state, the People's Republic of New York. It may also be in part because they term limit the governor.

[eraser2005]

Once again keyword, NON-discretionary. discretionary and non-discretionary are two seperate things

Umm... he said non-defense DISCRETIONARY, not non-discretionary. From Table 8.7 of the OMB's historical budget data: year: non-defense discretionary spending : % increase ---------------------------------------------------- 1999: 296.525B : 5.20% 2000: 319.870B : 7.87% 2001: 343.258B : 7.31% 2002: 385.383B : 12.27% 2003: 420.466B : 9.10% 2004: 441.365B : 4.97% 2005: 501.261B : 13.57% It would be interesting to see how he cooked the books to make this look like he's done something positive...

[MNJohnnie]

Yes, they are a statistical form of lying. The President is correct, the Losetarian Party is lying.

[MNJohnnie]

Nope. You are knowingly misquoting him.

[eraser2005]

sorry for the bad formatting... lets try again
Once again keyword, NON-discretionary. discretionary and non-discretionary are two seperate things

Umm... he said non-defense DISCRETIONARY, not non-discretionary.

From Table 8.7 of the OMB's historical budget data:

year: non-defense discretionary spending : % increase
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1999: 296.525B : 5.20%
2000: 319.870B : 7.87%
2001: 343.258B : 7.31%
2002: 385.383B : 12.27%
2003: 420.466B : 9.10%
2004: 441.365B : 4.97%
2005: 501.261B : 13.57%

It would be interesting to see how he cooked the books to make this look like he's done something positive...

[MNJohnnie]

Nope. The clueless are the once who cherry pick data and claim it says something it does not. Lump all spending togethern then LIE that it does not include the increases in defense spending. Sorry but Homeland Security is NOT non defense spending as your little charts claim.

[MNJohnnie]

Be intresting if you would take out the increase in Defense spending instead of fraudlently including it in your data.

[MNJohnnie]

Do you have a transcript of the Governor of Virginia's response

Of course the fact that it was a carefully statgemanged bit of theater seems to have gone over everyone head. The reason it was a "Good response" was because the Democrats needed someone to come on to provide cover to their rabidly stupid attack everything agenda. So they send out one stooge to make reasonable sounding noises about "Bi partisanship". Sorry Democrats, your ACTIONS in Washington demonstrate the utter absurdity of the Gov of Virgina's remarks. We are not fooled.

[steve-b]

We hear claims that immigrants are somehow bad for the economy -- even though this economy could not function without them.

What dishonest crap. The complaints are about ILLEGAL immigration.

[eraser2005]

Good lord, the data is NON-DEFENSE.

[nascaryankee]

Turned down by you know who.

[MNJohnnie]

Of course the fact that they are manipulating the data to present a fraudulent image goes right over your head.

[eraser2005]

And the fact that Non-defense discretionary spending is out of control under bush goes right over yours... not that its hard when your head is in the sand.

[Pirate21]

I see the liberal Dems' determination to make Social Security go bankrupt as a ploy for advancing their socialist agenda. They want to quash everyone in order that they (the liberals) become an elite ruling class with their hands on the reigns of entitlements and with the people under their boot of enforced poverty.

[traviskicks]

It is unfortunate to watch the reactions on this thread towrads those who are simply speaking the truth. I don't believe the President's statement was accurate about reducing non-military discrecionary spending. No one has offered any FACTS as a rebutal.

Regardless, this is what we know:

George Bush passed a multi multi trillion dollar medicare drug entitlement program, which massively expanded government.

George Bush increased, well, here is a link:
http://www.nea.gov/news/news04/AmericanMasterpieces1.html

"The President's request would raise the Arts Endowment's budget by $18 million from $121 million in FY 2004 to $139.4 million, the largest increase since 1984."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/budget/
President Bush’s FY 2005 budget represents a 49% increase in Federal funding for elementary and secondary education since FY 2001.

Veterans: The President’s FY 2005 budget for VA medical care is over 40% larger than when he took office –

This four-year, $300 million initiative will provide basic job training and placement, transitional housing, and mentoring.

His budget also provides $150 million as part of a three-year program for mentoring disadvantaged youth and children of prisoners, and $200 million as part of a three-year effort to provide treatment for addicts including through faith- based and community drug treatment programs.
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The fact is George W. Bush is not a Conservative. He is a 'compassionate' Conservative, which means he is a liberal Conservative. I support his foreign policy, but his domestic policies are horrid. We should all remember we are not 'republicans', but Conservatives (or libertarians). Supporting the party over principle is a recipe for disaster.

If you want to truly shrink government, support the Club For Growth.

http://www.neoperspectives.com/club_for_growth.htm

[MNJohnnie]

I sorry but just screaming a lie over and over will not suddenly make your data factual. The attempt to obfuscate by claiming your data does NOT include Defense Spending does NOT lend you any credibility. If you are willing to mislead on that fact, what else are you misrepresenting?