State of the Union
January 31, 2006Tonight is the big State of the Union speech. I haven’t watched a single one since Bush was elected but I watched nearly every one during the Clinton Years, particularly during college because I was a political science major. I was too young to really be into Bush Sr.’s speeches.
I have no desire to listen to Bush speak. If he could speak the English language properly, it might help, but I highly doubt it.
Apparently this year’s theme, “Things talked about around the kitchen table”. Does that mean things he thinks we should be talking about, things we are talking about (has he done a poll on this?) or is it just an excuse to bring up the “War on Terror” again? Sorry, bucko but methinks your plan to bring Saddam down hasn’t improved the world all that much. I absolutely agree that he was a masochistic dictator but this seems to be a huge mire for the US to be in now, certainly not well-planned for the future. Look at Saddam’s trial. For pete’s sake, the man is allowed to stomp out of the courtroom in protest, speak whenever he wants, say whatever he wants. Ridiculous. Will justice be served by this circus? Probably not, considering the thousands of people he had a hand in killing.
I hate to say this but I’m beginning to think that for some societies, democracy is not necessarily the best fit for government. No, I don’t have a better solution and yes, I do recognize the human rights violations that have occurred under dictatorships such as Saddam’s. Whatever form of government that will ensure basic human rights and equal rights for all people in the country is the best.
Anyway, tonight, the tv at my house will be off.
