It was swell speech that had me cheering. A big thumbs up to the president as he battles terrorists all over the world....but mostly in Iraq.
And thank God that he is reigning in that spendthrift Congress. I mean it's not like he's been asking for 100s of billions of dollars to fund the defense of America in Iraq....while cutting over a trillion dollars worth of taxes.
That's the way to balance the national books!
And his little funny about people that actually give a damn about the fiscal state of our country was dead on:
"Some in Washington argue that letting tax relief expire is not a tax increase. Try explaining that to 116 million American taxpayers who would see their taxes rise by an average of $1,800. Others have said they would personally be happy to pay higher taxes. I welcome their enthusiasm. I'm pleased to report that the IRS accepts both checks and money orders." (Laughter and applause.)
Well, here's what I really thought:
Congress looked like a snakepit. All plastic congressmen acting like everything's a-ok. Cheering on the war criminal in chief and his litany of lies.
You can fool some of the people all of the time. All of the the people some of the time. But not all of the people all of the time. Bush doesn't fool me. I see him for what he is. That goes for Congress too. Nepotistic, incestuous, corrupt 'leaders' at their worst.
If only there were a flood of biblical proportions in that hall last night to cleanse the putrid filth that is the Bush Administration and the complicit Congress.
Oh well. I guess this is where the weakness of a democracy lies: the weak willed and weak minded go with the flow. We, The Disappointing People, elect trash.
And then we are miffed when that trash shows its game.
