Immediate State of the Union Thoughts
This blog was created as I watched the State of the Union. Immediate thoughts from the speech.
- One thing about Bush...he is punctual as always.
- Thinking about building the country and the world for future generations.
- Restraining spending of the government - growth below inflation, reduce deficit. It's about time.
- 150 government programs being cut - Time to cut the fat.
- Test scores are not on the rise from No Child Left Behind - We continue to struggle compared to the rest of the world in math scores.
- Tort reform sounds on the agenda. Too bad the lawyers are a large lobbying growth.
- Making health care a priority. Tax credits scare me a bit....it seems like income redistribution.
- Reducing power plant emissions is a worthy goal...however, Americans will only go for it and other environmental reforms if it is affordable.
- Tax Code review - archaic...yes. Fair Tax plan??? Hopefully.
- Immigration reform - we'll see.
- Social Security - Democrats don't seem to be to anxious about reforming it. He needs to get the young people (under 35) on board to help push this through. I don't expect to get my or my wife social security benefits. We need to fix it now, rather than later. It will go bankrupt, and even my wife (a semi-rabid Democrat) agrees that it needs to be fixed now.
- I do like the idea of the voluntary personal retirement accounts.
- Marriage definition should NOT be in the Constitution. This is not a Federal issue.
- Finally someone says how justices should not legislate from the bench. This has been happening much too long.
- DNA evidence expansion...what's next, bar codes?
- Border security is still swiss cheese in nature. I don't know what he has seen to prove otherwise. It still scares me a bit when someone refers to America is the "Homeland."
- I guess we will be at war a long time against terror. It is hard to fight a war against someone who is willing to sacrifice themselves to take out many. John Wilkes Booth said it best.
- All this stand up, sit down reminds me of a Catholic mass.
- Palenstine and Israel have not lived in peace for thousands of year. I am not sure how we achieve that. That is a tough road to hoe.
- Syria supporting terror...is water is also called dihydrogen monoxide?
- I wish Americans would have less apathy when it comes to voting. Civics does not seem to be strong focus in education in today's schools.
- It was nice to see the Iraqi woman showing how much the election meant to her.
- That's a touching scene where an Iraqi citizen is hugging the mother of a lost soldier. It really shows how much we are appreciated over there by most citizens.
- A decently speech in general. I thought it was a well written speech. 65 interruptions are a little much.
- I'm waiting for the Democratic response.
- Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi - Ugh...Harry's okay, but Nancy is a real radical.
- Harry does have a correct comment about how the Republicans have spent like drunk sailors.
- Why do these Democrats always seem to be looking backwards instead of forwards? Marshall Plan for America?
- Health care costs have risen year after year before Bush and while he was president. This was an issue when I worked in a pharmacy in the late 80's.
- Benefit cut? For whom? Where does he get that 4.3 trillion dollar debt figure?
- Harry needs to understand that young Americans are willing to take the chance with our financial future. This is why we should be behind the Social Security reforms.
- The Democrats would have been better with the Nancy Pelosi delivering anything. She does not inspire me at all.
- Most Iraqis do not see us as occupiers.
- She is not telling us that having freedom and security cannot coexist peacefully. If we try to make our country more secure, then we lose some of our freedoms.
- Looks like the Democrats have found "God." I think the said more in their rebuttal about faith than Pres. Bush in an hour.
- Both sides just love new government programs. Ugh.
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