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January 23, 2007
Live blogging the State of the Union Speech....
.... is all being taking care of by Stephen Green -- the one and only VodkaPundit -- (along with others) so I can relax. I'm delighted he's feeling better too, and this occasion calls for a drink. Have to say, I'm glad I don't have to live blog this one, as I'm so distracted by watching Nancy Pelosi's face for signs. Signs of what, I do not know. She's just looking like she doesn't want me to know. MORE (9:46 p.m.) : I'm glad to see Bush is talking the talk on Iraq ("not the fight we entered in Iraq, but it's the fight we're in" and "let us find our resolve and turn towards victory") but he's got an uphill battle and he knows it. The uphill battle is not winning in Iraq (which is possible), but winning in Congress. He should make these speeches more often. MORE: "America must not fail" and "the consequences of failure would be grievous." They would be. What is a "nightmare scenario" for us is simply "the objective" for our enemy. To Congress: "Whatever you voted for, you did not vote for failure." (Let's hope.) MORE (10:30 p.m.) : Bush mentioned Iran, and Stephen Green thought it was the most significant part of the speech : Bush did just explicitly mention Iran as complicit in the campaign in Iraq. And that, my friends, is the only part of tonight's SOTU worth remembering. MORE at 10:34: Glenn Reynolds noticed Pelosi jumping and rocketing to her feet. Damn! I thought I saw some sort of movement, but my back was turned. I miss all the good stuff. Like that and the "butt kissing" noticed by Mary Katherine Ham. I don't know if it counts, but I did see McCain appearing to catch a snooze until the camera turned away. Whether he was really asleep or just pretending, God knows. (I was tuned in to MSNBC, and please don't ask me why, as I don't know.) posted by Eric on 01.23.07 at 09:22 PM
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Yeah, I hope Webb runs for president! It seems to be under discussion: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-eisele/jim-webb-for-president-w_b_39561.html Other than that, I don't particularly agree with Webb's remarks. But they could use a real warrior. Eric Scheie · January 24, 2007 11:36 PM Post a comment
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any comments on Webb's rebuttal?