President Bush speaks to the nation ...
... but I was unable to watch it as I was away from the tube. Read the text of the speech here. Anyone care to give us their thoughts and/or analyze it for us?
Labels: Politics, Public Service, Republicanism
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 10:26 PM
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Here is one view of the President's speech, the C-J's, the H-L's 1 and 2, a few letters, comments and more comments. Feel free to discuss more.
And here's Dick Morris' take on the speech: As Jimmy Carter's dismal presidency drew to a close, his field of vision was narrowed to an embassy in Tehran. On Richard Nixon's last day, all he could see was a tape recorder. When Lyndon Johnson left office, all was forgotten but Vietnam. After his speech to the nation last week urging a larger troop commitment in Iraq, it seemed President Bush was destined to go down the same narrowing road to oblivion.
But his State of the Union speech Tuesday night boldly broadened his presidential agenda and vision. He once again became the president of the United States, not the mayor of Baghdad. By articulating viable, and potentially bi-partisan, proposals on energy independence, global climate change, healthcare, immigration reform, education standards and a host of other issues, he renewed the 360-degree mandate that should be the span of vision of any president. ... George W. Bush finally seems to have grasped a crucial but ironic fact: The only way he can keep sufficient credibility and power to continue his commitment to victory in Iraq is to raise his approval ratings. ... But the only way he can get those ratings - in order to continue to fight in Iraq - is to talk about issues other than Iraq! ... if he expands his constituency by addressing issues like global warming, energy independence, and the Iranian and North Korean nuclear threats, he can achieve the approval ratings he needs to govern - and to fight on in Iraq. ... If Bush leads the way on these subjects, Americans will follow and even cheer. If he insists on slogging on in Iraq, a majority will continue to be pessimistic and discouraged, but Bush will still be able to summon their support by a focus on the broader agenda on display in Tuesday's address.
And then this uplifting statement about the REAL state of our union.
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