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CCBlogger on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:47:16 PM
Katie Favazza is live blogging, as well as our own
Mary Katharine. My initial opinion: boring! There are no surprises. We all read the speech, we all know what he is going to say. I am following along with the full text.
He needs to have more impact, and for that, he should keep certain things of the air. But, oh well.
Here is what Townhall bloggers are saying.
Dawncy over at Dawn's Early Light. He says:
Some
years, I can't offer this option, but, today I can say that I agree
with the President. I haven't heard his speech, I don't know what
terminology, what categorization, what issues, even, he will address.
But, I am confident the job of the presidency is in the hands of the
President.
Cal at Coulter Nation reacts to
Bill Kristol's compliments to Pelosi's new position behind the president.
Has Kristol just been contaminated by Beltway
culture so much that he gets gushy over any old display of superficial
symbolism? Nobody would claim the rise of, say, Paris Hilton to the
position would be a good thing (Speaker Coulter, on the other hand,
would be a fantastic turn of events....).
Dawnsblood's Rant decided to stay out of this one, and recommends a blogger for live SOTU coverage.
If you are looking for that sort of thing,
hang out with Stephen Green starting at 2030 eastern. He is an entertaining fellow who is also wickedly smart.
9:52PM: I was glad to hear the President say we will continue to work for freedom in places like Cuba...my grandfather suffered much because of Castro's regime. I love my country, but I also yearn for freedom for my parent's homeland.
Favazza:
What?? "Civilian Reserve Corps." Did somebody say "militia??" This is awesome. Where do I sign up?
Mary Katharine wonders:
$1.2 billion to combat malaria in 15 African countries. Wouldn't that
have already been taken care of if it hadn't been for Lefties banning
DDT for the sake of the bird eggs of the world?
Good speech, strong words of leadership and vision--not that I think its going to make to much of a difference. Maybe I've been in Washington to long--I'm getting cynical already. I'm just hoping our men and women in Iraq can finish the job.
They live blogged the speech at Running the GauntletSome related thoughts from Hugh's January 18 column that hit right on the spot:
Want to kill all of the State of the Union’s impact? Tell everyone what is in it.
Want to build audience? Tell no one. Don’t even give a copy
to the Speaker. Make her listen and react, and all the Congress people
as well.
Updates: Sam and Zed posted a late entry.
They live blogged the speech at Running the Gauntlet.
Kevin reacts to the President's comments on dealing with immigration.
Jevica at A Conservative Man posts a political cartoon, and titles the post "Democrats."
Madeline's Dad has some post-speech reaction, as well as comments on the Democrat's response.
Bush calls for victory, Webb calls for a proper conclusion. Not exactly the same thing.
I
thought the President did a good job with the speech. I liked that he
lead off with some comments on the economy: 7.2 million new jobs, 41
months of economic growth, and the large reduction in the deficit. I
also liked the comment that it's important that we keep the economy
moving, not with more government, but more enterprise.
Other
than that, the speech was pretty much standard State of the Union
stuff. The President outlines some goals, his party claps, the other
party does not.
He concludes his post with this statement: "American politics are a pretty cool thing to watch." I'm really glad to hear there are still Americans out there that can enjoy the show -- being inside the beltway, it all starts turning sour after a while.
That's it for me tonight. I'll post a round up of reactions and comments tomorrow. I'm off to bed. Goodnight America. Sleep well, and God Bless.