state of the union

A pretty predictable speech I thought. He ranted about freedom, said 'nucular' a bunch, lied about his agenda, and managed never to say Osama Bin laden, gay marriage, or privatization. The most blatant distortion was social security privatization which we are now calling 'personal acounts'. Bush essentially claimed that any money you put in the stock market will grow onward and upward forever. His lies about when it will go bankrupt drew rather loud groaning from the democrats, my favorite non-ridiculous moment.

Their new approach to defining the war on terror is interesting. All of the sudden we are fighting Tyranny? I was worried in the beginning. He didn't say 'freedom' or 'liberty' very much, but in the end really laid it on thick, using the terms about three times a minute towards the end....I loved it.

Harry Reid's response could have been the most boring speech I've ever heard. We need people like Waxman, Boxer, and Dean who positions vary greatly from Bush's agenda and whose speeches invigorate you, not put you to sleep.

Another note: Bush said home ownership is as high as it's ever been. This is true. It's increased every year since they began recording it over 50 years ago which might lead you to believe that isn't a result of any of Bush's policies.