State Of The Union

[Almighty Colin]

Speech. excellent.
Content. Good-Very good.

Iraq. A. Switched the burden of proof from US/UN to Saddam. Excellent.

Some of Bush' ideas were very grand. Hydro power? Interesting.

Bush is an excellent politician. As good as Clinton. Make no mistake - Clinton was an amazing politician and so is Bush. What president isn't though? He was reaching out for next year's votes already and did it very smoothly - despite Hillary's shaking head. *tsk tsk*

Don't like the tax cut. Would rather see less spending and same taxes to balance budget. Can tax cuts stimulate economy? Sometimes but not always. Depends on other factors. Do we know when they will work? No one has figured that out yet. Thats why economists still have jobs. Now? Dunno. I'd rather see no tax cuts.

America was long out of the recession by the time of the 1992 election but the press and others were still talking as if we were in it. Despite the evidence I couldn't talk anyone into believing we weren't in a recession during the '92 election and the newspapers were still carrying that news. Bush I got beat over the head for a recession that was already over. Will Bush II? I noted in the democratic response "Some say the economy is recovering ..." which could mean "The economy is slowly recovering .. but ..." Bush could catch some excellent timing.

Is there any reason to actually do anything to stimulate the economy? Probably not. Recessions are normal. They're par for the course, golfers. If Bush pushes through an economic stimulus plan he will most likely be the beneficiary of an improving economy anyway.

Doesn't matter though because this is about the war.

On the "Christian" issue. I'm an atheist. If memory is correct, Bush's "God Bless America" and related statements were no more prevalent than are normally made in a presidential speech. As a non-christian you should be used to it by now. It's pretty normal. "In God We Trust". It's on our money.

Here's a good idea. Let's redefine a recession as two consecutive terms of negative budgets.

Good speech. Excellent on Iraq.