A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-25-07..."Bush Delivers SOTU Address...Dems Struggle..."

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Bush delivers SOTU Address: Dems struggle to bite Bush ankles
by JohnHuang2

No one can command the stage quite like Bush. If you want to know why the haters go sooooooo bananas over Bush, the crisp clarity of the words in this speech and the unsparing rock-'em-sock-'em way he delivers those words are two places you can start. Class. Grace. Poise. Strength. Confidence. Character. Conviction. Charm. Wit. Gravitas -- this is just a short list of the things his clown opponents lack, but Bush's got overflowing reserves of each. It drives the nuts at Dailykos . . . nuts.

The haters in the Press and opposition party have been ragging on Bush non-stop since the day he took office, especially after the November elections when he was declared a "lame duck." Yet, Bush delivered his sixth State of the Union Address with a new Battleground poll showing the 'lame duck' defiantly hanging on to a 61% likability rating and showing just a hair under 50% saying the war in Iraq was worth fighting. Even the usually laughingly skewed French polling firm Ipsos just released a poll showing 58% saying the lame duck is a strong leader and 58% saying he's decisive. The same poll shows 53% personally approve of the 'horribly unpopular' Bush.

It's easy to see why. On Iraq, Bush could've taken the easy way out. The 'Iraq Study Group' gave him the cover he needed to bail. Most of the establishment media and political bigshots expected he'd bail, especially after Rummy's resignation right after the elections. BUSH THROWS RUMMY OVERBOARD: AL-QAEDA MEASURING THE DRAPES IN GREEN ZONE. Even midway into his second term, they still can't quite get a handle on the guy.

After the losercrats finally won an election in November, all the talk was about "exit strategies" and "redeployment" and "drawdown" and "withdrawal" of troops from Iraq. Bush knew ahead of time that's where the conversation would be headed, but he had other plans.

If you follow the conventional wisdom, Bush was supposed to play defense after losing Congress and should've been holding press conferences pleading with the Press about still being "relevant," but if you know anything about Bush, you know he doesn't play that game. He saddled up and went on offense, naming a new CENTCOM chief and a new U.S. commander in Iraq, and ordering a buildup in the Gulf -- a second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group is headed toward the Middle East, to join the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower already there. Outrageously, all done without French approval. Or raising taxes. The hobbling and crippled lame duck then tells Democrats they can take their troop "withdrawal" talk, roll it up into another joint and smoke it. Before the Democrats could figure out what was happening, "Dumbya" had completely flipped the whole debate -- from withdrawal/retreat/drawdown to "troop surge." More troops are going to whack 'em and stack 'em -- go ahead and try to stop me. Overnight, Bush had moved the Democrats' default position from troop withdrawal to troop "caps." From drawdown to status quo. Now Democrats are saying 'stay the course!' Libbies oppose Bush's "surge" on the firm basis that it's Bush's. If you're looking for a textbook case of making your opposition look like complete jackasses, this is it.

"We need a bigger presence in Iraq," said Bush two weeks ago, making the initial announcement. As to time tables for withdrawal, he said: "At this point it would be a mistake. I don't believe we should tie our hands and the hands of the new Iraqi government. We don't want to send a signal to insurgents -- to the terrorists -- that we're going to be out of here at some date certain. I think that would be a green light to go ahead and just bide your time."

Oops, I'm sorry. That wasn't Bush, those were Brigadier General Hillary Clinton's words -- back in February of 2005. (Hat tip: Sean Hannity, on Hannity & Colmes.)

Hillary now says she likes the idea of a cap -- the one with the matching Che Guevara T-shirt.

So in the space of two years, Democrats have gone from urging more troops (so long as Bush was against the idea) to urging an immediate withdrawal (since Bush was allegedly for 'staying the course') to urging Bush to stay the course (so long as Bush is for more troops). The best way for Bush to dissuade Democrats from supporting "caps" on troop levels is to announce he's for caps on troop levels.

But hold on. Democrats say the war in Iraq ain't worth it because there's a civil war there and say we should urgently be invading Darfur because there's a civil war there. Clinton/Babs/Pelosi/Kennedy loved invading Kosovo because there was a civil war there. They loved bombing Bosnia because there was a civil war there. Invading Haiti was good -- civil war there, too. Bombing Serbia -- also good. Come to think of it, did a week ever go by without big neo-con warmonger Bill Clinton invading or bombing some country?

The Democrat response to the President's speech was to wheel out a real-life talking anus -- Sen. James Webb -- presenting the Democrat plan for victory over insomnia. This guy could put Al Gore to sleep.

Other than singing, 'Imagine there's no Bush,' the Democrats' plan for "victory" in Iraq is: A symbolic resolution expressing symbolic opposition to the troop surge and having a bunch of symbolic hearings to symbolically hold the President "accountable," along with symbolic letters of disapproval. And continued funding for Bush's "failed" war -- which really miffs the Democrat activists: The media, Hollywood, George Soros, Cindy Sheehan, Dailykos, and the al-Sadr army.

Addressing the cut-'n'-runners, Bush said this tonight: "It would not be like us to leave our promises unkept, our friends abandoned, and our security at risk. Ladies and gentlemen: On this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. So let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory."

Bush is a good man making the best of a bad situation he inherited, making the tough calls in a war against an enemy that kills for virgins and caliphates. If I had to bet, I'd say history will be kind to this President.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[stopem]

I too try to post as I can today.

Comcast failed to tell me that they were pulling the plug on our email as Timewarner cable took over.
Had to go thru 2800 emails that was on Comcast server and send change of email addresses to friends, biz associates, etc etc . What a headache!

[ohioWfan]

MEG, I am HONORED that you would choose to post my artwork on the Finest thread!

I spent a great deal of time and effort on it (and had the grandest time doing it!), and I agree it should be in the Presidential Library.

The only pay I ask is a private luncheon at the ranch with the President and First Lady, and several hours in which to discuss with them all the things I've been wanting to tell them for six years.

That's fair, isn't it? ;)

[DollyCali]

oh no! that sounds awful. There are many reasons I chose Gmail when I went to cable.. It does avoid nightmares as you described.

well, grab a nice glass of merlot, get a nice herb bath & snuggle with your "buds" here

[ohioWfan]

OH! What a little DOLL, LUV W!! No WONDER you're so proud!

[DollyCali]

okay.. now that you are a famous artist, I hope you will remember your "friends"?

maybe an autograph & let us kiss your ring?

[MEG33]

It was perfect! Absolutely fair..LOL..


;) Your artwork is much admired..Please continue to use your great talent!

[Texagirl4W]

I certainly wish I could grant your wish.

[luvie]

Thanks! I have one more to show in a minute!

[luvie]

~Stevie Wonder~
Isn't She Lovely
Piper Jane

[GodBlessUSA]

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[.30Carbine]

Burdened people everywhere
Need to know what Christ has done;
They need to feel God’s love and care—
It was for them He sent His Son. —D. De Haan

Amen, so fill me, Lord Jesus Christ, for I am weak, but Thou, O Thou, the Strong One!

[La Enchiladita]

She's a DANDY GRANDY, Luv

... I can't get over that sweet wittle mouf, adorable little chin too... everything so perfect. I posted to you right away when you announced her birth; think you missed it, hope you don't miss this one. I'm way behind on posting, etcetera...

[luvie]

Thanks, Dita! I am sorry I missed your last post to me...things just get lost in the ping-page sometimes. She is a cutie-patootie, isn't she? I think we might just keep her! :D

[La Enchiladita]

Oh yeah, I know things get lost on the ping page. I haven't looked for two days and I'm going "Oh my."

Honestly, my FRiend, how can you wait to actually SEE your first grand-baby? I think you said Great-Gramma has seen Piper Jane already?

She's so precious!! (((GAMMY LUV)))

[luvie]

It is very hard to wait, but I have a job, we're short-handed and my son wants us there at that time. HER parents got there today. That is fitting, that the new mom's parents see her first....I guess.....*sigh*

But....we ARE going, even if it is snowing! LOL!

I am very proud to be Piper's Grammy!...or whatever SHE chooses to call me!

[La Enchiladita]

Yay, Luv, what a JOYOUS time for you... what a blessing!!
Thanks be to GOD!!