To be honest, I'd give him a D.
It was poor.
Even the regrettable Bill Kristol was gray and subdued over the performance.
Little or nothing on the IRS and tax cuts........... the speech was nearly awful. I thought Clinton was talking.
Bush just went through the motions. The only thing that would have saved the night was if the guard had tossed Straitjacket Cindy over the railing.
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You appear to be in the distinct minority.
btw Bill Kristol is hardly a barometer of public impression. He never has liked Bush and has panned the majority of Bush's speeches.
Sorry you got up on the wrong side of the bed.
The speech was great, the President was eloquent and I am so proud to American!!!!
Overall I'd give a B+. I was so disappointed in the President's comment last night saying how we needed immigration and not to isolate ourselves to pump our economy. We might as well accept the fact nothing will be done until we elect the next one.
It is funny how everyone thought he would fail at foreign policy and be good domestically and it is just the opposite. I agree with his foeign policy except giving money to Hamas, which should stop today with a pubic annoucement as such. He is ignoring his bases call to reform taxes, the IRS, and close the borders.
If he was serious about energy he would mandate that every state have at least 2 more nuclear plants ( it takes about 3-4 years to build one ) by 2012 and the ones that can, have coal plants to boot. Think of the job creation for that project. 2030 makes me sick. The Middle East is so unstable it may not be that long before we see $5-%10 a gallon for gas. I hate to quote a democrat but Kennedy started a path that took us to the moon in a decade why can't we cut of the Arabs by 2015-2017.
I am so frustrated. It was his chance to drive home some stuff and drive a stake in the democrats' heart and rallying the country and he comes out concilatory making light about his dad's favorite two person, yuck!!!