What Exactly Will Be the State of the Union?

Last night's address almost gave the impression that President Bush was being affected by the writers' strike. The reason for this being that the address echoed that of past speeches. The president was faced with the hard task of making his final agenda one that could grasp the attention of the American people. So does that mean Bush has failed by continuing to bring up past issues? Or does it mean he just can’t get anywhere in D.C. with Democrats outnumbering Republicans?

I like what the president said when he began his address, “All of us were sent to Washington to carry out the people’s business. That is the purpose of this body. It is the meaning of our oath. And it remains our charge to keep.” The now silent majority of American voters elected Bush, not once but twice. Was that because they didn’t see a leader in Al Gore or John Kerry, or did they know Bush was the man for the job? George W. Bush is only doing what he was elected to do and he’s trying his best to hold to the promises he made.

President Bush didn’t expect back in 2001 to be pulling a country out of devastation or making the choice to strike out those responsible, and neither was America. One day we’re for the war and the next were not. Oh sure we want the terrorists taken out, but we’d rather just not have a part in it. So let’s pull out! Let’s get Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or even Ron Paul in office and let’s get out of the Middle East. But if we do how do we know if that could be one of the greatest decisions made or one of the worst? And how do we know if pulling out of this war, this mission, won’t come back to haunt us? The sad truth, we don’t.

For Hillary Clinton last night was a time of rejoicing what with this being Bush’s final address. She obviously forgot that the same thing was said when her husband made his final address, with the same feeling most likely applying for the Dynamic Duo (Barack Obama and Ted Kennedy). Other democrats included John Kerry and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, all sitting when Republicans stood, and only standing when Bush spoke on matters that fit into their agenda- big shock.

So come 2012, when America goes though this crazy process again, will we elect (insert politician) again, or will we choose a new leader? And what exactly will be the state of the union?