Originally posted by melon:
The State of the Union is just a propaganda speech. It is never about the actual state of the union and has the same amount of truth as a campaign speech: none.
His domestic agenda is horrible. He tries to run this country like a dictator, his tax plan was fiscally irresponsible, and he has no solid approach to fixing this recession, outside of tax cuts. When businesses are paying nearly no taxes anyway, from over twenty years of successive tax cuts and other corporate welfare, how can you cut them further? Next, we'll be giving them handouts.
Melon
Just a few seperate thoughts... SEPERATE
I'm not so sure that the people view it as just a 'Politics as Usual Speech'... Say ... in the way the people are thinking of Dick G.'s response.... It was more of an American Speech.
I consistently read you compare 'handing out tax cuts' as something resembling the actions of a monkey or walking phallus, but seriously, we're in a recession (A Very very small one, where actually we're on the way out of it.. YEs I'll make the claim now.. The RECESSION IS OVER.. it's on the upswing).. I don't know why Liberals are so against tax cuts, they've always worked, but they never seem to see it..
One thing is certain in a recession..You Don't Raise TAxes.. which is what the liberals want to do.....You also don't just hand out more unemployment checks.. Where does that leave you at the end of the day?
Bush Got it Right.. JOBS.
And no.. Handouts are what Ya'll are all about (Liberals).. I'm surprised you would ever even venture to use that word.
The Last thing the Liberals want is to work this economy out, They Want you to THINK they do.. But, A thriving economy.. at least under a republican watch.. Is about as appealing to the liberals as .. well, I'll get in trouble if I make some sort of joke here.. But you get the idea...
Bush a DICTATOR???? That just doesn't fly with the people now.. People see BUsh Wanting to work together with the Liberals.. He's incorporated many of the liberal ideas into his agenda.. He goes out of his way to embrace Daschle and Dick G. After their speeches, He Embraces Ted Kennedy while they work together on issues.... I'm sorry.. wait .. no I'm not, that statement is not going to carry weight with the People.. It doesn't.. Because It just doesn't appear that way.. and In politics, APpearance is REality.
You cite the increased spending in the Montage 'Why increase spending while decreasing income?'.. And it does make logical sense, but you have to look at the long term picture, Yes, there will be deficits (Though I've referenced the Ten Year SURPLUS many times in this forum), there will be a debt to pay off, (But it's a two prong attack.. and It's not the end of the world to be in debt.. The economy gets rolling.. there's more money to pay off the debt) And to add on the increased military spending.. How can you shit on an increase in military spending, where a large large amount of that money is going to Homeland Defense?
And Here's a reason why you can't.. The reason for this is that If THere were to be another Attack on America.. The Economy would fall into a huuuuge tumble and there would be no way out for a long long time.
Sooo, In raising the bar of the military, BUsh is Actually Helping the Economy.
Just wait and see, The economy is already taking a turn for the better.. Come election time.. THe liberals will not have that huge weapon they are depending on.. (A bad economy) to fire at the Republicans.
L. Unplugged
[This message has been edited by Lemonite (edited 01-31-2002).]
[This message has been edited by Lemonite (edited 01-31-2002).]