Comments on: SOTU: The Bush Administration Has Betrayed The Public Trust http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:47:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kmareka.com » Dissecting SOTU, and Moving On http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-435100 Kmareka.com » Dissecting SOTU, and Moving On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:18:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-435100 [...] Poverty Has Worsened Under Bush The Bush Administration Has Betrayed the Public Trust Job Growth Lowest Since World War II Bush Has Failed To Support The Troops [...] [...] Poverty Has Worsened Under Bush The Bush Administration Has Betrayed the Public Trust Job Growth Lowest Since World War II Bush Has Failed To Support The Troops [...]

]]> By: Disgruntled http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433662 Disgruntled Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:32:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433662 As George W. Bush praised the sacrifice of our troops in a war with no moral cause (a war created in the minds of economic terrorists) Cindy Sheehan was being processed by law enforcement for "unlawful conduct" after she cleared Capitol security prior to attendance at GW's 2006 State of The Union address. As George W. Bush praised the future of technology and research as the hope for America's future generations, children were sleeping in hotel rooms and trailers after having been displaced by the worst natural disaster in our country's history. Many more will awake this morning unable to break the cycle of disdain and moral righteousness put in motion by conservative sects of our society. No child left behind indeed. It is all relative - how disadvantaged do you have to be to be at the back of the pack that isn't getting left behind. As George W. Bush spoke of all his desire to better these United States of America my patriotic instincts thought only of impeachment; if this is getting better, I want no part of it. And - perhaps even more disturbing - is the inept elected leadership that has failed to protect "OUR" interests in light of one administration's seemingly self destructive course. Today is another day of mourning for families of our lost troops. It is another day of sadness and hunger for families unable to buy groceries. It is another day of helplessness felt by many for many reasons. Our leaders - on both sides of the aisle - have failed us miserably, criminally and morally. My stomach sickens at the failure of "OUR" government to provide its citizenry with the simplest of sustenance and security while we provide billions of tax dollars to secure a nation engaged in an ethnic and religious civil war. Tomorrow will be the same. It is the fault of every US citizen. It is the fault of inept and misguided leaders. But, despite the desperate times that require desperate reaction I do not fear that it has all gone beyond fixing. It is our duty to demand accountability from our leaders and to take responsibility for the votes we do (and do not) cast. Take pride in your life, the lives sacrificed on our behalf, and the power you wield with your mind. Engage your neighbors, your friends, your foes, your family - not with anger - but rather with an open heart, an open mind and most importantly an open dialogue that will lead us to better times and a history to be proud of. As George W. Bush praised the sacrifice of our troops in a war with no moral cause (a war created in the minds of economic terrorists) Cindy Sheehan was being processed by law enforcement for “unlawful conduct” after she cleared Capitol security prior to attendance at GW’s 2006 State of The Union address.

As George W. Bush praised the future of technology and research as the hope for America’s future generations, children were sleeping in hotel rooms and trailers after having been displaced by the worst natural disaster in our country’s history. Many more will awake this morning unable to break the cycle of disdain and moral righteousness put in motion by conservative sects of our society. No child left behind indeed. It is all relative – how disadvantaged do you have to be to be at the back of the pack that isn’t getting left behind.

As George W. Bush spoke of all his desire to better these United States of America my patriotic instincts thought only of impeachment; if this is getting better, I want no part of it. And – perhaps even more disturbing – is the inept elected leadership that has failed to protect “OUR” interests in light of one administration’s seemingly self destructive course.

Today is another day of mourning for families of our lost troops. It is another day of sadness and hunger for families unable to buy groceries. It is another day of helplessness felt by many for many reasons. Our leaders – on both sides of the aisle – have failed us miserably, criminally and morally.

My stomach sickens at the failure of “OUR” government to provide its citizenry with the simplest of sustenance and security while we provide billions of tax dollars to secure a nation engaged in an ethnic and religious civil war.

Tomorrow will be the same. It is the fault of every US citizen. It is the fault of inept and misguided leaders. But, despite the desperate times that require desperate reaction I do not fear that it has all gone beyond fixing.

It is our duty to demand accountability from our leaders and to take responsibility for the votes we do (and do not) cast. Take pride in your life, the lives sacrificed on our behalf, and the power you wield with your mind.

Engage your neighbors, your friends, your foes, your family – not with anger – but rather with an open heart, an open mind and most importantly an open dialogue that will lead us to better times and a history to be proud of.

]]> By: Str8UpNoChaser http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433623 Str8UpNoChaser Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:12:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433623 #15 Roothogg: SOTU: Stand and cheer for someone you despise every 30 seconds.To all career democrats, you hereby have your two week notice, get a real job, and by the way, has anyone seen or heard from Fitzgerald in the last couple weeks? Comment by ROOTHOGG — February 1, 2006 @ 10:42 am <strong>Actually Root, the visual of the democratic response varied according to which channel you watched. Some mainly showed Dubya with minimal cutaways to the Repub side of the audience. Some showed no audience reaction at all. It took some channel surfing, but ABC gave the best POV for me. I was able to see that the Dems weren't always standing and clapping along with the Repubs. There were several instances where the Repub side was standing and clapping while the Dem side was stoic. My favorite moment was when the Dems surprised Dubya by jumping up and clapping when he stated that congress didn't pass his social security reform measures. The look on his face was priceless.</strong> #15 Roothogg:

SOTU: Stand and cheer for someone you despise every 30 seconds.To all career democrats, you hereby have your two week notice, get a real job, and by the way, has anyone seen or heard from Fitzgerald in the last couple weeks?

Comment by ROOTHOGG — February 1, 2006 @ 10:42 am

Actually Root, the visual of the democratic response varied according to which channel you watched. Some mainly showed Dubya with minimal cutaways to the Repub side of the audience. Some showed no audience reaction at all. It took some channel surfing, but ABC gave the best POV for me. I was able to see that the Dems weren’t always standing and clapping along with the Repubs. There were several instances where the Repub side was standing and clapping while the Dem side was stoic. My favorite moment was when the Dems surprised Dubya by jumping up and clapping when he stated that congress didn’t pass his social security reform measures. The look on his face was priceless.

]]> By: Str8UpNoChaser http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433615 Str8UpNoChaser Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:07:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433615 #4 C.P. Krunt: “There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to see anything but failure. <strong>Hindsight is not wisdom and second-guessing is not a strategy.” </strong> Comment by C.P. Krunt — January 31, 2006 @ 10:13 pm Neither is "stay the course". In your own words C.P., what is this administrations exit "strategery" for Iraq? I'll wait patiently for an answer. #4 C.P. Krunt:

“There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to see anything but failure. Hindsight is not wisdom and second-guessing is not a strategy.”
Comment by C.P. Krunt — January 31, 2006 @ 10:13 pm

Neither is “stay the course”. In your own words C.P., what is this administrations exit “strategery” for Iraq? I’ll wait patiently for an answer.

]]> By: Massachusetts Liberal http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433486 Massachusetts Liberal Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:50:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433486 Zookeeper's one of us, he's just at the end of his rope like a lot of us. The funniest thing I heard about the speech (couldn't bear to listen) is that Bush said we have an addiction to foreign oil! Unbelievable. He also prattled on about peace & democracy, which he is bent on destroying. Zookeeper’s one of us, he’s just at the end of his rope like a lot of us.

The funniest thing I heard about the speech (couldn’t bear to listen) is that Bush said we have an addiction to foreign oil! Unbelievable. He also prattled on about peace & democracy, which he is bent on destroying.

]]> By: ROOTHOGG http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433475 ROOTHOGG Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:42:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433475 SOTU: Stand and cheer for someone you despise every 30 seconds.To all career democrats, you hereby have your two week notice, get a real job, and by the way, has anyone seen or heard from Fitzgerald in the last couple weeks? SOTU: Stand and cheer for someone you despise every 30 seconds.To all career democrats, you hereby have your two week notice, get a real job, and by the way, has anyone seen or heard from Fitzgerald in the last couple weeks?

]]> By: For Truth http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433450 For Truth Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:22:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433450 The swival jaw was interesting. The swival jaw was interesting.

]]> By: Lame Man http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433371 Lame Man Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:59:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433371 FACT — BUSH HAS STRONG CONNECTIONS TO INDICTED CONSERVATIVES: TP, please don't forget about the other Pioneer (or Ranger, or Bag Man, ow whatever they are called) who is in deep doo-doo. <a href="http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SRRARECOINS2" rel="nofollow">Tom Noe of O-hi-o</a> FACT — BUSH HAS STRONG CONNECTIONS TO INDICTED CONSERVATIVES:

TP, please don’t forget about the other Pioneer (or Ranger, or Bag Man, ow whatever they are called) who is in deep doo-doo.

Tom Noe of O-hi-o

]]> By: Cyra Brown http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433366 Cyra Brown Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:52:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433366 Given this administration's unique ability to discern previously non-existant meaning in various formats, AUOF, The Constitution, FISA, etc... we cannot possibly expect them to be held to standards that they themselves are claiming to have. C'mon now..... you know how weak they are. Given this administration’s unique ability to discern previously non-existant meaning in various formats, AUOF, The Constitution, FISA, etc… we cannot possibly expect them to be held to standards that they themselves are claiming to have. C’mon now….. you know how weak they are.

]]> By: outraged for 5 years http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433345 outraged for 5 years Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:20:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433345 By trying to sell optimisim, calling for bi-partisan cooperation he is only seeking to share the blame when the whip comes down. The thing that got me was the ease of speech he displayed until I realized he was wearing an earpiece.It gave me a headache and my husband fell asleep. By trying to sell optimisim, calling for bi-partisan cooperation he is only seeking to share the blame when the whip comes down. The thing that got me was the ease of speech he displayed until I realized he was wearing an earpiece.It gave me a headache and my husband fell asleep.

]]> By: Citizen USA http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433050 Citizen USA Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:58:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433050 <strong>So let's See...Addicted to Foreign Oil.</strong> Sure George. And NOW the USA is going to switch to ethanol from Twigs and Grass from the Heartland. Hmmm. That's Odd though... Seeing as how the USA just invaded and occupied the richest OIL reserves on earth... ... using GI's from that very same heartland.... Hmmm One Citizen MUST wonder... China? India? Who? Where? When? What? Is going to happen to all of that Not-So-Foreign-Oil... now that Iraq was colonized like the 51st state? ... Protected with Our Very Own National Guard and Reserves. This is odd, odd indeed. One of the Latest Republican Meta-Cons... getting a roll-out in "The State of the Union Address." Send Your Boys and Girls to Die for Mid East Oil... for Cheney and Exxon and Enron...Yet don't expect any of it at home... Instead, pay the price of New Technology innovations... and Let Cheney and Exxon and Enron own the World's Oil... and FUEL their ongoing Industrial Revolution of China and India. Cleary, The State of the Union is One UNDER SIEGE... One of Immense CONs against the Citizenry. God Bless our Over-Deployed and Under-Supplied Troops. Bring the Home NOW. The Nation NEEDS its National Guard. So let’s See…Addicted to Foreign Oil. Sure George.

And NOW the USA is going to switch to ethanol from Twigs and Grass from the Heartland. Hmmm.

That’s Odd though… Seeing as how the USA just invaded
and occupied the richest OIL reserves on earth…

… using GI’s from that very same heartland…. Hmmm

One Citizen MUST wonder… China? India? Who? Where? When?

What? Is going to happen to all of that Not-So-Foreign-Oil… now that Iraq was colonized like the 51st state?

… Protected with Our Very Own National Guard and Reserves.

This is odd, odd indeed. One of the Latest Republican Meta-Cons… getting a roll-out in “The State of the Union Address.”

Send Your Boys and Girls to Die for Mid East Oil… for Cheney and Exxon and Enron…Yet don’t expect any of it at
home…

Instead, pay the price of New Technology innovations… and Let Cheney and Exxon and Enron own the World’s Oil… and FUEL their ongoing Industrial Revolution of China and India.

Cleary, The State of the Union is One UNDER SIEGE… One of Immense CONs against the Citizenry.

God Bless our Over-Deployed and Under-Supplied Troops. Bring the Home NOW. The Nation NEEDS its National Guard.

]]> By: robert holley http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-433026 robert holley Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:41:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-433026 smoke and mirror politics has worked for them for so long they don't know the truth themselves!!! smoke and mirror politics has worked for them for so long they don’t know the truth themselves!!!

]]> By: Michael Wolf http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432939 Michael Wolf Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:40:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432939 Bush Lied! Period. How can anyone Republicans and Democrats alike...believe this man and anything he says! Impeach now. Bush Lied! Period. How can anyone Republicans and Democrats alike…believe this man and anything he says! Impeach now.

]]> By: Bush is Nuts - Blog http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432910 Bush is Nuts - Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:22:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432910 [...] Yeah, yeah, yeah we know the tax cuts worked GREAT, Iraq is a DEMOCRACY now, and he would NEVER lie to you! And the earth is flat, of course. Posted on Feb 01, 06 | 3:08 am | [...] [...] Yeah, yeah, yeah we know the tax cuts worked GREAT, Iraq is a DEMOCRACY now, and he would NEVER lie to you! And the earth is flat, of course. Posted on Feb 01, 06 | 3:08 am | [...]

]]> By: Jay Randal http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432888 Jay Randal Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:16:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432888 There is NO trust with Bush! He is only a power mad dictator now! There is NO trust with Bush!

He is only a power mad dictator now!

]]> By: Zookeeper http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432882 Zookeeper Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:14:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432882 Sorry Colin, I'm no (R). I'm simply disappointed. It's been a long day. Sorry Colin, I’m no (R). I’m simply disappointed. It’s been a long day.

]]> By: C.P. Krunt http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432875 C.P. Krunt Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:13:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432875 "There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to see anything but failure. Hindsight is not wisdom and second-guessing is not a strategy." “There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to see anything but failure. Hindsight is not wisdom and second-guessing is not a strategy.”

]]> By: S http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432836 S Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:02:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432836 Mature, I think not. Mature, I think not.

]]> By: Colin http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432832 Colin Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:00:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432832 How can Democrats possibly win when we are up against the class and intelligence of people like this. Well said Zookeeper, you make me proud to be an American, wait, didn't your demi-god Bush just tell you to use the power of discourse over name-calling? C'mon (R), fall in line! How can Democrats possibly win when we are up against the class and intelligence of people like this. Well said Zookeeper, you make me proud to be an American, wait, didn’t your demi-god Bush just tell you to use the power of discourse over name-calling? C’mon (R), fall in line!

]]> By: Zookeeper http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-432817 Zookeeper Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:54:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/31/sotu-the-bush-administration-has-betrayed-the-public-trust/#comment-432817 DEMOCRATS SIT DOWN, YOU SKEEZY WHORES. DEMOCRATS SIT DOWN, YOU SKEEZY WHORES.

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