Tuesday, January 31, 2006

State of the Union

My analysis, will happen all in one post right here...

9:00PM - The justices of the Supreme Court were just announced. The Cabinet now coming in...

9:05PM - FNC reporting that Saint Cindy has been taken out and possibly arrested... Who didn't see that coming. I'm expecting a LOT more theatrics and childishness from the Democrats tonight...

9:08PM - POTUS Announced...he's a little late getting started...he can't be happy about that...

9:11PM - He has a nice smile here as he is introduced to Congress by Speaker Hastert..."Filibuster this." is what is going through his head...

9:12PM - Opens with Coretta Scott King. Nicely done.

9:13PM - POTUS offers his first olive branch...discourse must be civil... This is destined to failure because the Kos Kids have jijacked the opposition.

9:17PM - Blogs for Bush has a small list of other blogs on the job tonight...

9:19PM - "We love our freedom and we will fight to keep it." Much applause...Arab fellow in traditional dress didn't look all that pleased...I don't know what that is all about...

9:23PM - K Lo seems to think Cheney looks pretty good. Mark didn't think so...

9:26PM - Michelle Malkin also has a list of live-bloggers... Tribute to Sgt. Clay was very touching. Mom looks very proud of her son...

9:30PM - Iran section...this is pretty powerful stuff. I would prefer to have a little bit of "plan" with the "rhetoric"... He's pushing for a free and democratic Iran...I can dig it, but can he do it?

9:34PM - Wiretaps come up...connecting dots is what the whole thing is all about... This was strongly delivered...Hillary just smiled and shook her head no... What? She wants America to get hit again??? Democrats just sat there... Amazing......

9:36PM - White House has released some excerpts of the transcript as prepared for delivery here. Democrat's response was posted online at about 6:30PM.....

9:40PM - "Make the tax cuts permenant" Republicans cheer...Democrats just sit there...they must really like taking your money...

9:42PM - Line Item Veto...earmark reform...this is EXACTLY what we need...

9:42PM - Nice little joke about him and Pres. Clinton...Hillary just acted like he farted in her general direction...

9:48PM - "Clean, safe nuclear energy" "Hybrid and electric cars" This is all about reducing dependence on foreign oil... I understand it, but I'm not convinced this is the way to do it...

9:51PM - Here comes the spending packages for education... We've come a LONG way from trying to eliminate the Department of Education...

9:56PM - New Justices to SCOTUS!!! YEAH BABY!!!!

10:03PM - POTUS just finished up..."...and may God bless America." Full text, as prepared for delivery here.

10:07PM - Gut reaction? Eh...not his best speech but a fairly good performance.

10:18PM - Democratic response: "blahblah blah blah BLAH blah blah blah BLAH BLAHBLAHBLAH" This guy is boring...he'd be good at reading the local news though...he gives good teleprompter...