Posted 1/24/2007 05:11:00 PM by Douglas

Don't have much on the SotU address. Horseshit, really. Earmarks?!? The real deficit is in the $50 Trillion range, and he's taking time out of my day to mention this crap?

So let us work together to reform the budget process, expose every earmark to the light of day and to a vote in Congress, and cut the number and cost of earmarks at least in half by the end of this session.

$9 Billion. You're hoping to play your cards right and cut blatant theft in the Congress by $9 Billion?!? $30 per American? Enjoy your ticket to Six-Flags, suckers, the debt rages on.

But what I really like is the comparison. For example:2006

As we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels.

And now?

But the Iraqis are not yet ready to do this on their own. So we're deploying reinforcements of more than 20,000 additional soldiers and Marines to Iraq.

Hope it works out for him this time. Of course, if you want the really absurd, you gotta go all the way back to 2004, the first SotU address after Iraq's invasion.

The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports is dangerous, and it sends the wrong message -- that there are shortcuts to accomplishment, and that performance is more important than character. So tonight I call on team owners, union representatives, coaches, and players to take the lead, to send the right signal, to get tough, and to get rid of steroids now.

Good to see not only is he hitting on the big issues important to all Americans, but when Bush calls an issue, it's resolved before the ink's dry at The New York Times.

And if you're a dork like me that likes to compare these things (and chances are, you're not), be sure and check out this handy tool created by none other than The New York Times. It's fun! It confirms "switchgrass" has only appeared once, much to the consternation of my portfolio.