State of the Union (Bush 7th of 7 Speaches)

The State of The Union address was well written, decently delivered, full of hope, but hard to take seriously. This would have been a great speech delivered as the first of his seven. However, that would have required some follow through. In this case, it's pretty words that fade into oblivion because "it's not my fault they didn't do what i said."

If only there were a feeling of sincerity rather than a hope to redeem a doomed legacy. As the song said, "we won't be fooled again". Well, time and time again, Americans have failed to hold true to the promise of that song.

We're happy that our government languishes in mediocrity while holding the same endless arguments that allow us to disparage each other based on party affiliation. We're alright with nothing getting done unless it happens to be done by "our party". Until it directly effects us, we literally don't care.

The politicians know this. The politicians cater to this. We are their enablers. They are the manifestation of our own inability to make decisions and see results. In short, we get what we pay for. We always get what we pay for.