Well, the morning after another major Bush speech that was going to sway the nation. Another speech that was a total flop. Seriously. There is nothing there. Bush was pathetic. The GOP is flailing. The Republicans stood by their man for years -- never questioned him, never challenged him. Bush and his party are bad for America.
And via that same blog, Jonathan Alter's comments:
For the first time ever, the response to the State of the Union Message.
overshadowed the president's big speech. Virginia Sen. James Webb, in office
only three weeks, managed to convey a muscular liberalism—with personal
touches—that left President Bush's ordinary address in the dust. In the past,
the Democratic response has been anemic—remember Washington Gov. Gary Locke?
This time it pointed the way to a revival for national Democrats.
Webb is seen as a moderate or even conservative Democrat, but this was
a populist speech that quoted Andrew Jackson, founder of the Democratic Party
and champion of the common man. The speech represented a return to the
tough-minded liberalism of Scoop Jackson and Hubert Humphrey, but by quoting
Republicans Teddy Roosevelt (on "improper corporate influence") and Dwight D.
Eisenhower (on ending the Korean War), he reinforced the argument that President
Bush had taken the GOP away from its roots
Then of course, there was our old buddy, The Rude Pundit who said (in part and HIGHLY EDITED)
"...Bush was unrelenting, though, in his whining like a little bitchSo Bush's biggest promise in the speech was 20 more years, at least, of unending war? Who wants to sign up?
about wanting to play with his soldier boy toys: "Our country is pursuing a new
strategy in Iraq, and I ask you to give it a chance to work." Oh, and in case
you thought anything was on the short term, Bush assured us that the war,
however big you wanna define it, is "a generational struggle that will continue
long after you and I have turned our duties over to others."
If you don't like profanity, or, rudeness....don't click on the link......
During the speech last night, Josh Marshall over at Talking Points Memo made this observation:
What a strange man. After disarmingly gracious opening remarks about
Nancy Pelosi's speakership, the president congratulates the 'Democrat majority'
-- words most every Democrat takes as a calculated insult. The prepared remarks
say "Democratic majority". But apparently he couldn't help himself.
He wasn't the only one who caught that. I saw Tom Brokaw mention it specifically on the post-speech gab-fest on MSNBC last night.. It was a deliberate insult. There wasn't any doubt about it.
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