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.

[maui_hawaii]

I think this is going to be a good one.

[Miss Marple]

All right! Starts out with the elections in Afghanistan, Palestinian Territories, Ukraine, and a "free and sovereign Iraq."

[Purrcival]

Hah! McKinney ALWAYS gets there early so she can get an aisle seat and that all-important photo op.

So the President passed her by? Priceless.

[arasina]

"The state of our Union is confident...and strong!"

"Our generation has been blessed..."

[Shermy]

You are right on that....you get a statement every year saying you will lose 25% of your benefits in the future...give me that money to stick in my own account...

The CATO Institute plants as SS thought up those statements.

[DocRock]

"The state of the union is confident and strong!"

[lawgirl]

WOOHOO!!! I am so glad about Ukraine as well. I havea good friend I work with Ukraine and he is a genius- I am so glad for his country.

[NeoCaveman]

Power tie, part of the gravitas collection

The Ronald Reagan red tie. He should wear it more often. It's a manly tie.

I'm going to go buy a couple this weekend, for job interviews, etc.

[mylife]

I Know it will!

[Howlin]

He is always alone; always; very weird.

[Poser]

I love the Gravitas tie collection.

[Mo1]

FOFLFOFL ... Thank you for the picture of Kerry

[silent_jonny]

Deep imperial purple. A color of authority.

Good, glad to hear it. I only caught a glimspe of her walking in.

[sanchez810]

Senator Nuance

[rlmorel]

Thank you...newbie post...:)

[OXENinFLA]

He looked so sad........

[Maigrey]

"A little gray... or a lot of gray..."

What a kidder.

[mdittmar]

PURPLE FINGRES!!

[steveegg]

Laura Bush is always a Doll isn't she???????

You know it.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Did you see the Democrat congressman from Milwaukee holding up three blue fingers, and several more that seemed to have been taken from folks who had passed away?