Posted by
jimmyshoe85 on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:00:12 PM
State of the Union
It was nice to see Bush end
his last State of the Union speech. It is the end of an era that I
should hope is never repeated. I have never supported the President so
it will come as no surprise that I didn’t think much of the speech.
Basically, it was a laundry list of things he hasn’t accomplished and
would like to now. For instance, he informed Congress to send him a
bill with a 50% reduction in earmarks or face a veto. This from a
President that didn’t veto a single spending bill until May 2007 after
Congress added timelines to the Iraqi occupation.
Overall, I
think the Bush Presidency is a failure on many levels. Most of it could
probably be blamed on his management style of letting his subordinates
have their way and stubbornly supporting them even when the evidence
suggested otherwise.
Onward Obama
Obama’s
victory in South Carolina was impressive but even more impressive is
the events in the wake of Bill and Hillary’s attack of Obama. Though
many may not feel that endorsements carry a lot of weight, as surely
the case with celebrity endorsements, political endorsements are
something entirely different. Endorsements by Ted Kennedy and now
Democrat Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas do carry a lot of weight,
particularly when it comes to political infrastructure and access to
power brokers.
Barak Obama will have some support in the East
Coast and will surely take Illinois and Georgia. He will then have to
make some inroads in the Plain states and has gotten some important
backing in Arizona. After Super Tuesday, Barak Obama should garner
enough support to win the nomination even with Hillary having the
support of the Party establishment.
Good Bye Rudy
I’ve
never supported you and I am so glad that you made the idiotic move of
not running in the early states. There are some that want to blame the
media for ignoring you but you my friend did this to yourself. You are
a one-note Johnny and even your record on 9/11 is suspect. Your
appearances in the debates were lackluster and you pandering in Florida
is transparent. I think you should refund everyone that paid you to
speak to them on the aspects of leadership because you have proven that
you don’t know what the hell you are talking about. I have only two
words to say to you… I’ll Holla!!!