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| President Bush's State of the Union Address |
| 2005-02-02 |
| Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: As a new Congress gathers, all of us in the elected branches of government share a great privilege: We have been placed in office by the votes of the people we serve. And tonight that is a privilege we share with newly elected leaders of Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Ukraine, and a free and sovereign Iraq. Two weeks ago, I stood on the steps of this Capitol and renewed the commitment of our nation to the guiding ideal of liberty for all. This evening I will set forth policies to advance that ideal at home and around the world. Tonight, with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, with our nation an active force for good in the world, the state of our union is confident and strong. Our generation has been blessed by the expansion of opportunity, by advances in medicine, and by the security purchased by our parents' sacrifice. Now, as we see a little gray in the mirror or a lot of gray and we watch our children moving into adulthood, we ask the question: What will be the state of their union? Members of Congress, the choices we make together will answer that question. Over the next several months, on issue after issue, let us do what Americans have always done, and build a better world for our children and grandchildren. First, we must be good stewards of this economy, and renew the great institutions on which millions of our fellow citizens rely. |
| Posted by:Annie Onomous |
| #5 Politics IS demographics. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-02-02 11:22:12 PM |
| #4 "y'all" LOL! You're not a Southerner, lol! There is much in there to think about and be happy about. Indeed, he put several parties on notice, Syria, Iran, Saudi, and Egypt, in particular. I was happy hearing it - and reading it in detail will be interesting - and I'm sure that it should be reposted tomorrow so we can all have a good shot at the content. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-02 11:21:36 PM |
| #3 He throws down the glove to Syria and Iran (not to mention our "allies" in the Magic Kingdom and Egypt) while explaining the Grand Neocon Plot at length, and all y'all can talk about is immigration? |
| Posted by: someone 2005-02-02 11:16:51 PM |
| #2 If he really means it and it does not end up yet-another-amnesty program and the illegal aliens (both existing and new) are still allowed a free pass. I'm not big on the guest worker program but if he closes the border and starts withholding federal funds form 'sanctuary' cities and counties then I might be able to swallow it. If they also start arresting and sentencing people (including elected officals) who knowingly hire and shelter illegal aliens it would be easier. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-02-02 11:14:43 PM |
| #1 It is time for an immigration policy that permits temporary guest workers to fill jobs Americans will not take, that rejects amnesty, that tells us who is entering and leaving our country, and that closes the border to drug dealers and terrorists. About time! |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-02-02 11:10:08 PM |