Open thread: State of the Union, lame duck edition! Video: Bush on defeating Al Qaeda in Iraq
posted at 8:34 pm on January 28, 2008 by Allahpundit
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9 p.m. ET on Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc etc. Dispense with the laundry list, Dubya, and pull out the stops on one last appeal for resolve in Iraq. That’s the only way to redeem what’s otherwise bound to be a forgettable speech. It’s his last big audience with the country and it’d give the good people at Al Jazeera, who are front and center tonight, something to talk about afterwards. Why waste the opportunity?
We’ll get some of that, I’m sure, and if there’s a clipworthy moment it’ll probably come in that context, but be prepared for a long hard slog on the way. While we wait, enjoy this. Click the image to watch.
Update: Here’s the money bit. Wait for the “oorah!” at the end.
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where has this George Bush been? VETO – good! Earmarks – bad!
Romeny can pickup where this Bush leaves off.
ctmom on January 28, 2008 at 9:16 PM
So far fiscal responsibility is taking front seat.
Don Carne on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Finally?
GDub gettin’ serious with the spending veto?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
“veto” deserves a drink too
BobH on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
I like his firmness on the veto, if only he’d been that way with amnesty.
4shoes on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
This is my mast year so I will play hardball? WTF!?!? Where was this Bush 7 years ago?
lsutiger on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Hey who stole Bush and replaced him with a fiscal conservative?
conservnut on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
I thought he was supposed to be nice tonight. Maybe Cheney convinced him of ambush instead.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Aw c’mon, George. Don’t talk to me about balanced budgets after your LBJ impersonation over the last six years. Why is he talking about cutting spending NOW??
fiatboomer on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Executive Order….
Murtha will be p!ssed. I’m sure he’s drafting impeachment articles over that.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Now THAT is worth the applause…Exec order forcing a vote on earmarks….nice.
Pilgrim on January 28, 2008 at 9:17 PM
What’s he giggling at?
Kini on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Not much cheer for his executive order
Don Carne on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
I take it the otherside
sitting on their butts
are the libs!
canopfor on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Tomorrow he is ordering something, why not yesterday?
StuLongIsland on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
I was about to post that before the exec order thing.
Pilgrim on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
All the Democrats crapping their pants at the thought of the Executive Order.
KSgop on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
I’d give $1000 to everyone on the board here if Pelosi held up a “peace sign” behind the president’s head. ;-)
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Homeownership…..eh.
It’s less than 1% of all mortgages. These lending douchebags did it to themselves.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
THE HILL – so sad….
Kini on January 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Whole bottle of champagne every time GWB says the word “jihad”.
Case of Dom Perignon if he says “Islamo-fascism”.
Mad-Dog 20/20 slugs for each mention of “the future”.
profitsbeard on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Hill dog!
askheaves on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Stinkin, smelly libs are STILL sitting on their hands
as GW talks tax cuts and making tax cut perm.
Texyank on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Lame Ducks always go out of their way to create legacy legislation that inevitably gets killed before he walks out that front door for the last time. I think Clinton tried the same thing too.
Mindcrime on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Romeny can pickup where this Bush leaves off.
He’ll only win Utah in a general.
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
oh my, obama doesn’t look happy.
ctmom on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
BTW my medical insurance just kicked in .
Don Carne on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Oh, and finish your drink if the Dims razz him when he brings up Iraq.
fiatboomer on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
haha Hillary!
JetBoy on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Wow, Obama’s not even clapping politely.
4shoes on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Messiah and Kankles are quiet.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:19 PM
FTW!
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Hmmm…maybe the Dems are right…maybe he *IS* running again. Doesn’t sound like a final SOTUS
Pilgrim on January 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Now Silky is p!ssed.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Pelosi looks sedated!
canopfor on January 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
“junk medical lawsuits” Edwards anyone?
Don Carne on January 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Pelosi has a substance abuse problem, she keeps lookin’ at W’s a$$!
THE CHOSEN ONE on January 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Damn, we need a live streaming Hot Air for this with the lightning-fast scrolling Java chat client.
Mindcrime on January 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Bush is giving one heck of a great SOTU
JetBoy on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
That’s because The Man has been holding him down.
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Boy, G-dub has me excited about his next term.
Oh, what?
askheaves on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
“Junk medical law suits”? John Edwards call your orifice
mred on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Cheney grins
Kini on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Good speech… three years too late.
petefrt on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
NCLB
GDubs is trying to legacy build.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Is it Gay Tie Day at the Hill?
Hening on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
he’s ahead with the progressives now. he can’t screw up all of that “bi-partisanship” and “unity” talk by polluting it with any of that “bi-partisanship” and “unity”.
jummy on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Weekend at Pelosi’s
BobH on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Meh we get stomped on Healthcare. It’s really hard to debate against Socialized healthcare when no better options are forthcoming and our system is even worse than a universal one.
Dash on January 28, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Why he picking out certain groups of Americans as having all time highs. Are they stupider than Asians and Whites he did not mention ? I am not saying they are, but is he?
StuLongIsland on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Pelosi’s blinking pattern is quite different this year! She has a quick flurry of blinks and then seems to catch herself and holds a wide-eyed stare for a few seconds. Amusing. I guess she got wind of all the “Blinky Pelosi” comments around the blogosphere last year and is determined to prevent a recurrence.
IrishEi on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Drunkers is asleep!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Looks like Nancy’s B-12 shot is wearing off… she’s fading fast.
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Teddy nodds
Wins drinking contest
Kini on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Kennedy is apparently looking over the wine list. ;-)
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
School vouchers.
Don Carne on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
That’s a pretty good idea. I’d watch the SotU through that, with commentary from HA regulars, and live chat window.
Better than this ad hoc approach of Fox News + laptop.
askheaves on January 28, 2008 at 9:22 PM
If he says “empower” one more time….
Don Carne on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
I bet Kennedy is playing his DS instead of listening…
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
She is looking at his ass!!
Laura is going to be the one that bitch-slaps her.
conservnut on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Righto!
4shoes on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Free The Wookies?
Sure, why not.
profitsbeard on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Panama – coke
Columbia – coke
South Korea – Coke, cheap cars
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
The looks on Hillary’s, Nancy’s, Obama’s and Teddy’s faces are priceless.
Why does Nanny Nancy keep biting her lips?
MsUnderestimated on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Obama and Ted side by side,
the Clinton’s will wish
Billy never opened his mouth
canopfor on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Looks that way to me too.
rslancer14 on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Whenever the President starts a sentence with “We must trust…”, Pelosi looks like she passed a wet one.
Hening on January 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Ok ok…GWB is saying a lot of hopeful things. What bothers me the most is that the leftist shown are now agreeing with these hopeful things.
I don’t know if this is just being politically safe by not being recorded as agreeing with the evil BushNaziWarmonger, but do they really want the opposite of what he is saying?
lsutiger on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Looks like a Opossum hide stretched on a barn door.
Big Orange on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
“Made in the USA”
I didn’t those things still existed.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Gee, that’s reassuring to Japanese women who die in childbirth because a first-world nation with a socialized health care system can’t provide enough OB/GYNs.
fiatboomer on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
*now = not
lsutiger on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Terra!
askheaves on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
So does Obama always sit next to Uncle Teddy at the SOU or has he been reduced to sitting on his lap now that he sold him his soul for his endorsement?
Alden Pyle on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Does Nanny Nancy realize the messages she’s conveying?
MsUnderestimated on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
“Better than this ad hoc approach of Fox News + laptop.”
Try doing it with a rdio and PC.
Don Carne on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
There’s the “democracy”
Drink up.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
100 million customers… 20% that live in America.
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Bush says “democracy leads to a better life,” and Nancy does not applaud. Quite telling, I’ll say,.
MsUnderestimated on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
“False populism” J Edwards
mred on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Now I remember why I love this president so much. His final state of the union address to the country is amazing. He’s direct, tough, to the point, and he means business.
He touched on just about everything. I haven’t seen so many standing ovations since his 911 speech. Most of the audience was cheering at much of what he said. He was reaching both sides. However, the democrats mostly sat there with pathetic scowls.
Sprinkled with jokes and touches of his awesome wit,
he gets an A++ from me. And I am a tough critic on this…
PoliticallyIncorrectSandy on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Ug, who was that nasty sneering woman seated next to Kerry?
4shoes on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
I like that one “Perfeyers”,
a close enough for my spelling.
canopfor on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
New skills. New jobs.
Is GDubs endorsing McLame?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Allow us to Drill – for energy
Kini on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Help cooling the President is provided courtesy of Pelosi, her incessant blinking is raising the flag.
Speakup on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
It’s times like this I wish I’d learned to read lips.
I certainly can read eyes, however.
askheaves on January 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
What about drilling at Anwar sp? and down in the the Florida area? Geez.
StuLongIsland on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Another snoozing fat head.
Mindcrime on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Does George realize that he can’t run again? The horse is out of the barn… this does us no good.
cannonball on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
NUKES!
Kini on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
nukuler!
Drink!
IrishEi on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Yay nukular!
askheaves on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Ugh. Carbon emmission reduction.
Shut Congress down for 10 months of the year.
“Nuculear”…..Drink!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Ahhh Dingle… the pride of Michigan
/s
Ugly on January 28, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Cheney looks like he’s trying to avoid catching the disease sitting next to him. Palomino!
Alden Pyle on January 28, 2008 at 9:27 PM
GDubs is turning into Algore!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 28, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Yeah, right, China + Clean Energy = Never Gonna Happen.
Screw this environmental BS.
Mindcrime on January 28, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Boo greenhouse gases!
askheaves on January 28, 2008 at 9:27 PM
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