The State of the Union.
January 29, 2008
The State of the Union is…well…rather sleepy. And confused. Lethargic. Self-doubting. And why not mention the bloating. I’m beginning to understand all the pharmaceutical commercials. But what would work for a nation bathing in a toxic brine of “what the fuck has been going on for eight years?” Sign us up for the sample pack. Pronto.
Oh my. That was ugly. Bush’s speech, that is. I found myself getting rather uncontrollably manic about a minute or two into it. I couldn’t sit still. I got up. I paced. I walked in and out of the room. But it wouldn’t go away. It was real: We were listening to King Ninny one more time.
The problem is that not even King Ninny seems to believe or be inspired by anything coming out of his own mouth. Watching and listening to his speech last night made me wonder if he even knows what’s coming out of his mouth any more. He just seems listless and bored. The right-wing hyenas that once pumped him up from the background have obviously left the building. Ladies and gentlemen, the President has put the nation on autopilot. Enjoy the ride.
As for a Democratic response….yeah right. Nancy Pelosi looked either really drunk or really tired sitting behind Bush during the speech. I mean, she made Dick Cheney look lively and energetic. It made for a nice visual metaphor, though: Bush droning on about bogeymen, tax breaks and snatching civil liberties while the top congressional Dem yawns. Hey Dems, look alive – the nation’s going down the tubes.
Most of the mainstream media seemed to think the Dem response was all about how Hillary & Barack were or were not mingling in the cheap seats. And we also got more than enough shots of Obama and Kennedy sitting together and chatting it up like old buddies. I’m sorry, but when did the Kennedy’s start to matter again? I thought we had come to the conclusion that the good ones were killed and the rest seem to be either too drunk or too mediocre to matter. Maybe not.
What a show. What a spectacle. What a shame.
Good morning, America. Don’t forget your meds.
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And not a word about The Black Bird. A fine lot of thieves.
Hey truth seeker,
Perhaps working as a PI watching others pick their noses like what’shisname above?
Michael,
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