State of the Union. Liar's Edition 2008.

I am about to head out to watch this little song-and-dance with a reporter.

Please, God, let this be the last time I have to get inside this guy's head.

It's a friggin' mess in there.

How can yall listen to that crazy evil bastard?

I can't even watch anymore with the volume off.

Me either, Christy.

Read this and then you won't have to see or hear him.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/capitol-report-bush-counsel-hope/story.aspx?guid=%7B32D0D7A2-BC94-4477-AECA-40879D3D59E1%7D&dist=hplatest

It tells everything.

No, Karen listens or watches professionally & will literally see him dance, smirk etc. - report on the body language!!

Now that the world is tilting in Obama's direction, Billary is trying to make the Florida results count again, after previously agreeing that they shouldn't.

Now isn't that special...

The Clinton's are back doing the Limbo rock...how low can they go?

isn't it tho Matthew?

How low? As low as it takes.

Poor Karen, nmp. And I don't think she's all that well to begin with.

Ralph--

We just had a huge victory. Grassroots action forced the Senate to stop telecom immunity from passing.

Earlier today, DFA members made over 1,000 calls an hour to our Senators. And they heard our voices loud and clear.

Tonight I'll be watching President Bush give his final State of the Union. As usual, he will be fear-mongering and pushing his radical agenda on the American people.

Thanks to your work today, we flipped the vote and forced Senate Democrats to have a backbone.

Jim

Shrub just started speaking.
ugh - I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

At last Ralph - good news. Well done on all your campaigns

abqjohn - hearing that voice will do it. Every time.

some post SOTU videos at http://www.silencedmajority.blogs.com

“Tonight President Bush reminded America of eight years of opportunities squandered, a people divided, and precisely why there is so much hunger for change in our country. For millions who have seen their wages squeezed, their health care costs soar, their homes lost, their loved ones sent to fight in an endless war, and their country’s moral authority damaged, this should have been a speech aimed at a new beginning. Instead, they will have to wait for the next President to turn the page, unite our country, stabilize our economy, and at last get serious about the business of creating good jobs, restoring America’s credibility in the world, responsibly ending the war in Iraq, and rallying America to the great challenge of global climate change. Until then, I will continue to push for change that makes America stronger at home and in the world.”

John Kerry

OK, I am back and just in time for a bath in some Clorox.

As we were leaving the newsroom, we managed to see the return of the President to the White House accompanied by about fourteen black vehicles and many motorcycles.

The story will be online tomorrow and you can see what I said. I am also going to do an interview in the morning with someone from Politico.

I cannot even think about what I witnessed--what we all witnessed--and what we have all understood for seven years now, much less write about it tonight.

I am just glad that it is over--or soon to be.

Tonight, for the seventh long year, the American people heard a State of the Union that didn't reflect the America we see, and didn't address the challenges we face. But what it did do was give us an urgent reminder of why it's so important to turn the page on the failed politics and policies of the past, and change the status quo in Washington so we can finally start making progress for ordinary Americans.

Tonight's State of the Union was full of the same empty rhetoric the American people have come to expect from this President. We heard President Bush say he'd do something to cut down on special interest earmarks, but we know these earmarks have skyrocketed under his administration.

We heard the President say he wants to make tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans permanent, when we know that at a time of war and economic hardship, the last thing we need is a permanent tax cut for Americans who don't need them and weren't even asking for them. What we need is a middle class tax cut, and that's exactly what I will provide as President.

We heard the President say he has a stimulus plan to boost our economy, but we know his plan leaves out seniors and fails to expand unemployment insurance, and we know it was George Bush's Washington that let the banks and financial institutions run amok, and take our economy down this dangerous road. What we need to do now is put more money in the pockets of workers and seniors, and expand unemployment insurance for more people and more time. And I have a plan that to do just that.

And finally, tonight we heard President Bush say that the surge in Iraq is working, when we know that's just not true. Yes, our valiant soldiers have helped reduce the violence. Five soldiers gave their lives today in this cause, and we mourn their loss and pray for their families.

But let there be no doubt - the Iraqi government has failed to seize the moment to reach the compromises necessary for an enduring peace. That was what we were told the surge was all about. So the only way we're finally going to pressure the Iraqis to reconcile and take responsibility for their future is to immediately begin the responsible withdrawal of our combat brigades so that we can bring all of our combat troops home.

But another reason we need to begin this withdrawal immediately is because this war has not made us safer. I opposed this war from the start in part because I was concerned that it would take our eye off al Qaeda and distract us from finishing the job in Afghanistan. Sadly, that's what happened. It's time to heed our military commanders by increasing our commitment to Afghanistan, and it's time to protect the American people by taking the fight to al Qaeda.

Tonight was President Bush's last State of the Union, and I do not believe history will judge his administration kindly. But I also believe the failures of the last seven years stem not just from any single policy, but from a broken politics in Washington. A politics that says it's ok to demonize your political opponents when we should be coming together to solve problems. A politics that puts Wall Street ahead of Main Street, ignoring the reality that our fates are intertwined; a politics that accepts lobbyists as part of the system in Washington, instead of recognizing how much they're a part of the problem. And a politics of fear and ideology instead of hope and common sense.

I believe a new kind of politics is possible, and I believe it is necessary. Because the American people can't afford another four years without health care, decent wages, or an end to this war. The woman who's going to college and working the night shift to pay her sister's medical bills can't afford to wait. The Maytag workers who are now competing with their teenagers for $7 an hour jobs at Wall Mart can't afford to wait. And the woman who told me she hasn't been able to breathe since her nephew left for Iraq can't afford to wait.

Each year, as we watch the State of the Union, we see half the chamber rise to applaud the President and half the chamber stay in their seats. We see half the country tune in to watch, but know that much of the country has stopped even listening. Imagine if next year was different. Imagine if next year, the entire nation had a president they could believe in. A president who rallied all Americans around a common purpose. That's the kind of President we need in this country. And with your help in the coming days and weeks, that's the kind of President I will be.

Barack Obama

oh karen. You poor thing. I can't imagine how it's been for you. The good thing is that there are no more addresses to be given by this creep ever again. Enjoy your interview. Enjoy your bath and sleep.

I can not read through all this crap, but some people are voting for which is the most miserable of "His" SOTU addresses.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/28/215435/377/367/445097

If only your Times Magazine cover were true, nmp :(

Thanks to your work today, we flipped the vote and forced Senate Democrats to have a backbone.

Jim

Congratulations all.

abqjohn - hearing that voice will do it. Every time.

Darn your a better person than me, I could not stomach to watch the slime bag.

ugh - I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

I kept my TV off. Otherwise I would've puked INTO my TV set.

(Would've been good riddance though, since my TV was made by anti-labor Samsung neoliberals.)

I heard his approval ratings are lower than Idi Amin's were.

Canada.com
Bush's Aim Is to Reassure a Worried Country

like THAT's gonna help ..

Cold war ... the frosty relationship between White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama was obvious when they came within 30cm of each other today - and managed to totally ignore each other / AP

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23127318-5012572,00.html

Australia Iraq Departure Not Aimed at US:

Australia's new foreign minister said Monday that his government's pledge to pull combat troops out of Iraq will not hurt its relationship with the United States, which he called indispensable to Australian security.

http://snipurl.com/1yh27

not my president said:
I heard his approval ratings are lower than Idi Amin's were.

HAHAHA! HAHA!

Oh, crap we are in trouble.

US mortgage crisis creates ghost town

The streets are empty. Trash rustles down the road past rusted barbecues, abandoned furniture, sagging homes and gardens turned to weed.
This is Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland and a town ravaged by the subprime mortgage crisis roiling the United States.
Faded "for sale" signs sit in front of deserted houses. The residents are gone, either in search of new jobs after the factories shut down, or in shame after being evicted for missing their mortgage payments.
A red, white and blue American flag flies over windows and doors which have been boarded up to keep the drug dealers away.
Thieves have stripped many homes of the plumbing, the doors, the windows, the aluminum siding.
The police station parking lot is full. The officers, who have seen their numbers triple since 2006, are coming back from their rounds. They speak of installing alarms in some of the homes claimed by squatters.
At 9422 Chagrin Street, a hand-scrawled sign attached to a window indicates someone lives there: "Please Used." >>>cont

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080127183107.ahcwfxrz&show_article=1

New thread.

(And the beat goes on...)