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2011-01-26 Home Front: Politix

State of the Union Speech - Already Forgotten

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Posted by Bobby 2011-01-26 06:30|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 I listened to his speech through the back of my head whilst getting the blood together. I had three thoughts that kept running through my mind:

1. We destroyed our manufacturing base to get rich in a post-industrial world by selling each other information and services. In 1996 health care was 7 percent of GDP. Today it's pushing 20 percent. We invented the PC and now we buy them from China, with the programming done in Bangalore.

2. Green jobs cost existing jobs in a ration > 1:1. If the Green Economy™ is so hot, why does the fossil fuels economy have to be destroyed before it blossoms?

3. If we'd wanted bipartisanship we would have voted for one from column A and one from column B.

Posted by Fred 2011-01-26 10:24|| 2011-01-26 10:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Brutally honest assessment of everything from everyone. Glad I read it.

It also really drove home the point that we cannot let this man lead us anymore past 2012. He is destroying this country and if he gets a second term, America falls.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-01-26 10:37|| 2011-01-26 10:37|| Front Page Top

#3 I liked the sarcasm from Legal Insurrection -
"A million points of trite."

Posted by Sgt.Mom 2011-01-26 12:21|| http://www.celiahayes.com 2011-01-26 12:21|| Front Page Top

#4 It also really drove home the point that we cannot let this man lead us anymore past 2012. He is destroying this country and if he gets a second term, America falls.

That's the plan, we've known that from the beginning. I'm afraid, considering the stupidity of the GOP, that we are doomed to a 2nd term of this ass weasel. There are just too many people in this country that are weapons grade stupid.

Posted by Thrung Henbane6257 2011-01-26 13:55|| 2011-01-26 13:55|| Front Page Top

#5 What I don't understand is why he needs a TOTUS for his speeches. They are all about the same.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-01-26 17:43|| 2011-01-26 17:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Because he has no long-term memory JohnQC.

He doesn't remember the promises he made (5 minutes after he makes them) doesn't remember what he says on video (and then denies it).

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-01-26 18:02|| 2011-01-26 18:02|| Front Page Top

#7 A few thoughts on your thoughts, Fred:

In 1996 health care was 7 percent of GDP. Today it's pushing 20 percent.

In that time period the average age of the population has gone up about 10 years. So our health care costs would have gone up as a percentage of GDP anyway, if not so much.

If we'd wanted bipartisanship we would have voted for one from column A and one from column B.

President Obama, Vice President Palin. Not likely, but life certainly would have been very, very interesting for all involved.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-01-26 19:48|| 2011-01-26 19:48|| Front Page Top

#8 President Obama, Vice President Palin. Not likely, but life certainly would have been very, very interesting for all involved.

It used to be like that at the beginning. The winner to the Presidency and the other guy took the Vice Presidency. An amendment changed that since people bitched about gridlock. Now people bitch about super partisanship.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-01-26 22:43|| 2011-01-26 22:43|| Front Page Top

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