Posted on 01/20/2004 4:01:54 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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President Bush will deliver the annual State of the Union this evening at 9:01pm (Eastern Time). The speech will be webcast live on the White House web site.
The President will discuss the extraordinary challenges our country has faced and the historic achievements we have made. Yet he will also stress that there.s much more for our country to do:
"America this evening is a Nation called to great responsibilities. And we are rising to meet them " "We have not come all this way through tragedy, and trial, and war only to falter and leave our work unfinished. Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us." He will also remind the American people that we are a Nation still at war, and our government is meeting its responsibility to protect the American people: "Our greatest responsibility is the active defense of the American people. Twenty-eight months have passed since September 11, 2001 over two years without an attack on American soil and it is tempting to believe that the danger is behind us. That hope is understandable, comforting and false."
"...America is on the offensive against the terrorists..." "As part of the offensive against terror, we are also confronting the regimes that harbor and support terrorists, and could supply them with nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons " "...Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the better " He will discuss the progress were making in Afghanistan and Iraq, and renew our commitment to ensuring those countries are free and peaceful: "The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror " "The work of building a new Iraq is hard, and it is right. And America has always been willing to do what it takes for what is right."
On priorities here at home, the President will discuss why hes optimistic about our growing economy, and call on Congress to take action that will help turn our economic recovery into a lasting recovery. He will call on them to help train Americans for the jobs of the 21st Century: "Americas growing economy is also a changing economy. As technology transforms the way almost every job is done, America becomes more productive, and workers need new skills We must respond by helping more Americans gain the skills to find good jobs in our new economy." President Bush will also discuss the importance of health care and the major cause for why Americans lack health insurance: the rising costs of health care. "On the critical issue of health care, our goal is to ensure that Americans can choose and afford private health care coverage that best fits their individual needs. To make insurance more affordable, Congress must act to address rapidly rising health care costs." Finally, the President will argue that in a time of great change in our country and world, the things that make our country strong should never change: "We are living in a time of great change Yet some things endure courage and compassion, reverence and integrity, respect for differences of faith and race. The values we try to live by never change. And they are instilled in us by fundamental institutions, such as families, and schools, and religious congregations. These institutions the unseen pillars of civilization must remain strong in America "
"All of us parents, schools, government must work together to counter the negative influence of the culture, and to send the right messages to our children."
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"The President shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." Article II, Sec. 3, U.S. Constitution • History • State of the Union - 2003
Q1. What President delivered the first State of the Union Address?
George Washington
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January 20, 2004
Communications Director Dan Bartlett discussed this year's State of the Union.
January 19, 2004
Author/Historian Richard Norton Smith discussed the history of the State of the Union address.
As far as we know.
I have a simple solution for you...don't post here if you don't like the rules. Or go spend the hundreds and thousands of dollars needed and create your own and you can make all the rules you want.
And your posts wouldn't be pulled if you didn't openly break the rules. You can whine about sycophants all you want but the moderators do their jobs themselves and only investigate the abuse button posts to see what was posted and act appropriately. I you think all you have to do is complain via an abuse and have a post removed then you are wrong.
Tell me about it. In many cases the abuse button is the last resort for those who can't respond to challenges and hope to find a sympathetic monitor.
But then... some posts are just over the top and deserve to be blasted into cyberspace.
OK. Can't completely tell from one photograph but yes, he does show some signs of long term alcohol abuse but a closer look would be needed for signs of liver compromise. No surprises there. Of course, the way his head was shaking tonight, I wondered if there might be other problems.
Thank you for that rant! I'm so flabbergasted by those who still follow the populist politics of Patsy economics. They make no sense, but they can do an internet dance similar to Dean's recitation of the states.
Nobody I know, this is a hypothetical. If I did know someone like this, I wouldn't have much sympathy for him. A guy with that skillset who can amass that level of success before 50 can do it after 50, if his attitude and humility are in check. Wouldn't ya think?
I've never, in my six years here, seen such a disgraceful selfish campaign like a relatively small number of very very profligate malcontent Anti-Bush Freepers are waging right now. Ugly, ugly sentiments being amplified and enabled thread after thread. They are on a mission to destroy this forum, because they HATE George W. Bush as much as the DUmmies do. As demonstrated over the last few weeks ... I'm not pleased nor particularly compliant in their sabotage.
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Careful there, Toothy, your envy is showing. And it isn't pretty.
Read it - and all of Heinlein's books. Reread DuBois' lecture on how that system came about. It was not successful for a better informed electorate.
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