State of the Union thread

[jimmy olsen]

Wow, not a single post during the speech.  I guess I made the right decision to not watch.  I know Obama can speak, it's putting his words into action that I'm still waiting for.

I'm at work and just started watching.

[Grey Fox]

So far, he pretty much tackled everything & thrown as much as he can under the bus. Shoot enough times, you'll score at a good %.

[derspiess]

I'm not a huge fan of State of the Union speeches in general, but his approach is getting annoying.  I'm not sure if he thinks he's doing a Press Club speech or speaking in front of a congregation, but it seems inappropriate for the occasion.

[DontSayBanana]

Found a couple of places, but what should interest people here is that Obama is going to ask for Don't Ask Don't Tell to be repealed according to a rumor sweeping the net.

EDIT: Can't he just do that by an executive decision like Truman?

Obama doesn't have the courage to do anything on his authority until he wins re-election.

He just told the Senate he was going over their heads via executive order.

[jimmy olsen]

I like the idea of reinstituting PAYGO.

[stjaba]

Anyone catch the announcement over the high speed rail train? Obama and Biden are going down to Tampa tomorrow to announce that stimulus funds will be going towards building the US's first true high speed rail, which will run from Tampa to Orlando, and eventually down to Miami. There's been rumors swirling over this for a while, so this is no surprise.

In my opinion, it's going to be boondoogle. Both Tampa and Orlando are highly de-centralized. Sure there is plenty of traffic between the Tampa area and the Orlando area, but not enough to sustain a line profitably. Cars are way more convenient, probably cheaper to use, and almost as fast. The main benefit will be "stimulus" eg creating jobs, but IMO there's better ways to invest this money.

To quote The Simpsons:

Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?

Lyle Lanley: You'll be given cushy jobs.

[derspiess]

He just mentioned his campaign promise to end the Iraq war.  He'd be best served not mentioning campaign promises at all

[derspiess]

"We find unity in our incredible diversity."

[Razgovory]

Went on about 20 minutes to long.  I feel his efforts to shame the Republicans are futile.  They seem to lack any type of shame.

[derspiess]

Went on about 20 minutes to long.  I feel his efforts to shame the Republicans are futile.  They seem to lack any type of shame.

[Strix]

I tried to watch but Nancy Pelosi just weirds me out which made it hard to focus on Obama.

[Fate]

I fell asleep. How long until President Brown/McDonnell/Palin? 

[Alatriste]

I switched from my kid's cartoons (which he was not watching) to catch a little bit of it (my kid of course came running in from the other room yelling "NO NO NO NO").  Apparently he considers himself a free trader now? 

Your kid is a free trader? Wow, talk about precocious...

[KRonn]

Went on about 20 minutes to long.  I feel his efforts to shame the Republicans are futile.  They seem to lack any type of shame.

He's been using that tactic for a while now, and it still doesn't work so well. The Dems are running the roost, doing business as usual but even more so, which is what has voters so angry! Especially when Obama promised CHANGE! He ought to be trying to shame his own party!   

[derspiess]

Your kid is a free trader? Wow, talk about precocious...

Yeah, he won't shut up about Canadian logging subsidies.