State of the Union Reaction – Volume 2
Americablog
I really think his speech got re-written at the last minute after they'd gotten so much heat for their announced plans to pretty much ignore Iraq tonight. Speaking of ignoring, what the hell happened to family values and the social conservatives. Did they get ANYTHING in the entire speech? Abortion, gone. Activist judges, gone. Gay marriage, gone. That's the sleeper shocker of this speech, the utter cleansing of anything that would appeal to the family values crowd. They have truly become the crazy aunt in the attic, to be hidden at all costs.
Andrew Sullivan (Time Blogs)
"Whatever you voted for, you didn't vote for failure." Damn right. But this president gave us failure. He failed in his task of basic competence and decency in the war. That is why the situation in the "here and now" is so grave. Because of his delinquency and arrogance. The American people are not stupid. And their approval rating simply reflects the reality they see.
Elocutio
What?? "Civilian Reserve Corps." Did somebody say "militia??" This is awesome. Where do I sign up??
Instapundit
Sum-up: Not bad, especially for Bush, who's no great shakes as a speaker. His recent speaking events have been weak even by his standards, but this was one of his better speeches. Will it help him? Not so clear. He seemed more comfortable and cheerful while working the crowd than he's seemed lately, too. [LATER: Charlie Gibson thinks the same thing.]
Vodka Pundit
"Foreign oil," blah blah blah, "technology," blah blah blah. Problem is, except for his mention of nuclear energy, not one item Bush mentioned will help outside the margins. And I'm sure the Democratic Congress will get right on approving those new nuke plants.
Wizbang
The War on Terror - take the fight to the enemy. A standing 'O' and number of whistles. Nancy really looks uncomfortable now.
I really think his speech got re-written at the last minute after they'd gotten so much heat for their announced plans to pretty much ignore Iraq tonight. Speaking of ignoring, what the hell happened to family values and the social conservatives. Did they get ANYTHING in the entire speech? Abortion, gone. Activist judges, gone. Gay marriage, gone. That's the sleeper shocker of this speech, the utter cleansing of anything that would appeal to the family values crowd. They have truly become the crazy aunt in the attic, to be hidden at all costs.
Andrew Sullivan (Time Blogs)
"Whatever you voted for, you didn't vote for failure." Damn right. But this president gave us failure. He failed in his task of basic competence and decency in the war. That is why the situation in the "here and now" is so grave. Because of his delinquency and arrogance. The American people are not stupid. And their approval rating simply reflects the reality they see.
Elocutio
What?? "Civilian Reserve Corps." Did somebody say "militia??" This is awesome. Where do I sign up??
Instapundit
Sum-up: Not bad, especially for Bush, who's no great shakes as a speaker. His recent speaking events have been weak even by his standards, but this was one of his better speeches. Will it help him? Not so clear. He seemed more comfortable and cheerful while working the crowd than he's seemed lately, too. [LATER: Charlie Gibson thinks the same thing.]
Vodka Pundit
"Foreign oil," blah blah blah, "technology," blah blah blah. Problem is, except for his mention of nuclear energy, not one item Bush mentioned will help outside the margins. And I'm sure the Democratic Congress will get right on approving those new nuke plants.
Wizbang
The War on Terror - take the fight to the enemy. A standing 'O' and number of whistles. Nancy really looks uncomfortable now.
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