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Post SOTU prediction check.

#1 Confirmed. Drugs for elderly, more head start, and a number of others I amforgetting.

#2- Too early to tell.

#3- Somewhat confirmed. Subject brought up immediately on MSNBC.

#4- Confirmed. Gephardt’s opening line was on parties united. Couldn’t see Hillary’s calves, but I am SURE they are still fat.

#5- Not yet confirmed. Matthews not on yet.

#6- Nothing really to confirm. Gephardt is nasal and whiny always.

#7- Can not confirm fully. Did not see them much (Saw Schumer only once, but he wwas clapping and smiling).

#8. Too early to tell.

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He seems to be halfway through, and I am already drawing a map of my backyard so I know where I have buried my wallet. He does not realize that Congress can not spell fiscal responsibility, let alone understand it.

He seems to be halfwayPost + Comments

My SOTU address predictions:

Prediction #1- Bush, with the gleeful support of all the ‘fiscal conservatives’ in congress, will propose mammoth new spending programs, forgetting once again that they are fiscal conservatives.

Prediciton #2- Anything that is not a textbook example of profligate spending on an unneeded social program will be assailed by Democrats as raping the social security trust fund. Everything else (drug benefits for the geezers, etc.) will be assailed as not fully funded, proof that Bush is not a compassionate conservative.

Prediction #3- Anything Bush says or does not say about Enron will be determined to be proof of his complicity in the scandal by the idiots on tv.

Prediction #4- Democrats and Republicans will be united on the war on terrorism, and Hillary will have fat calves.

Prediction #5- At least once after the speech, Chris Matthews will gush how much Bush has grown, and then attempt to compare him favorably to someone who normally churns my stomach (2-1 odds it is John F. Kennedy, 4-1 it is FDR, 8-1 Bill Clinton).

Prediction #6- Gephardt will appear nasal and whiny in his response.

Prediction #7- Chuck Schumer and Bob Toricelli will clap as loud or louder than most Republicans.

Prediction #8- The most contentious issue discussed tonight will be National Missile Defense. This will be the one issue to get the pundits and the leftists (pat Leahy, etc.) really hopping mad, and they will scream that Bush is trying to use the war on terrorism to advance Star Wars. Maureen Dowd will have a tizzy in her next column. At least one person will point out that the World Trade Center was not destroyed with a missile.

That is it…

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Go vote for Little Green Footballs at the Second Annual Weblog Awards. He can be found down the way under the heading “Best Weblog About Politics.”

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New link for Kesher Talk, who promises discussions on Judaism, Jewish culture and politics, and Middle East Affairs. Plus he linked yours truly. Check his site out though, as you will find things that others have missed.

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SHOCKED!

OUTRAGED!!

APPALLED!!!

Those were the reactions from Margaret Carlsonand the rest of the demagogo-pundits in the national media last week when Karl Rove stated matter-of-factly that the American people think Republicans will handle the war on terrorism better than Democrats.

Crass!!

How Partisan!!!

Exploiting 9/11 for Political Gain!!!

The latest ABC news/ WaPo poll shows that when asked the question “Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job…?”

Handling national defense and the military budget: Democrats- 27%, Republicans- 63%

Handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism: Democrats- 23%, Republicans- 62%

Washington, where scandals are created by observing facts and telling the truth.

SHOCKED! OUTRAGED!! APPALLED!!! Those werePost + Comments

Al Sharpton was just on Hannity and Colmes. The vapid delivery and insipid nature of his comments nearly caused my brains to leak out my ears. However, I did learn that the good Rev. Al has set up a legal action for Enron employees, and good ole Johnny Cochran will be leading the charge. Yeehaw!! Superbowl schmooperbowl. If the prospect of those two clogging up our legal system for months and getting daily coverage on the cable networks doesn’t get you motivated to pay your cable bill for a couple of months, nothing will.

I will leave it up to Will Warren to come up with words that rhyme with 401k and acquit.

In an unrelated note, Colmes hinted that the detainees at Camp X-Ray might be suffering cruel punishment because you can’t get good bagels in Cuba.

Al Sharpton was just onPost + Comments