Dubya's State of the Union Address sounded to me like a one hour campaign ad. We've not come all this way -- through tragedy, and trial and war -- only to falter and leave our work unfinished. Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same from us. In their efforts, their enterprise, and their character, the American people are showing that the state of our union is confident and strong.
- as read by G.W. Bush
He told senior citizens that they will get free prescription drugs, he told small businesses that they are getting tax breaks, he said that the economy is recovering. Someone who didn't know better would think that we are better off now than we were four years ago. It just isn't true.
Activist judges have begun redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives. If judges insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative left to the people would be the constitutional process.
- as read by G.W. Bush
Huh? Now we're going after those scary men in long black robes--judges. Well, only "activist" judges.
I had to go and find Kennedy's Inaugural Address from January 20, 1961. *listen* Of course the world was different then, the bogeyman then was Communism and now it is Terrorism. But listen to that speech, that is what a statesman sounds like. That speech helped to inspire a generation to public service. Has anything that Dubya said inspired anyone besides CEOs and millionaires?
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