Comments on: Libertarian response to Bush’s State of the Union http://blog.alltheinfo.org/libertarian-response-to-bushs-state-of-the-union/210/ Everything worth knowing Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:05:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://blog.alltheinfo.org/libertarian-response-to-bushs-state-of-the-union/210/#comment-297 Bob Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:37:46 +0000 http://blog.alltheinfo.org/?p=210#comment-297 Absolutely. I didn't watch the SOTU, but have read several reviews and transcripts of the speech. The Repbulicans as a whole are floundering. The Libertarians are in a great spot to gain significant recoginition and perhaps even become a viable party due to the Republican leadership's movement away from traditional small government platform of the party. The President is alienating his constituency by giving in to the liberals on every front except for the Iraq war - which is the exact opposite of what everyone wants. The White House needs to come up with an exit strategy for Iraq and a small government position on health care, education and the environment or the Republicans will pay dearly in 2008. Absolutely. I didn’t watch the SOTU, but have read several reviews and transcripts of the speech. The Repbulicans as a whole are floundering. The Libertarians are in a great spot to gain significant recoginition and perhaps even become a viable party due to the Republican leadership’s movement away from traditional small government platform of the party.

The President is alienating his constituency by giving in to the liberals on every front except for the Iraq war – which is the exact opposite of what everyone wants. The White House needs to come up with an exit strategy for Iraq and a small government position on health care, education and the environment or the Republicans will pay dearly in 2008.

]]> By: Ajaz Haque http://blog.alltheinfo.org/libertarian-response-to-bushs-state-of-the-union/210/#comment-296 Ajaz Haque Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:40:53 +0000 http://blog.alltheinfo.org/?p=210#comment-296 I don't know about the Libertarians and quite honestly I have not heard of them before, but this what I thought of the State of the Union address: A less than impressive 49 minute speech with only a polite applause from the Democrats. Nancy Polosi looked rather uncomfortable except when he talked about health care when all Democrats rose in applause - but Dick Cheney stayed glued to his chair. The Democrats also cheered the President enthusiastically when he talked about immigration reform. Throughout the speech Bush seemed uptight, uncomfortable and less than convincing. He talked about Iraq with not much conviction, an issue that is most important to most Americans. The strange thing was that Vice President Cheney sat and smirked through most of the speech and Codolozea Rice seemed to be on another planet. This State of the Union address did not help Republicans any. If the President continues this course the Republicans are in danger of losing more seats in the House and Senate in 2008. With already the possibility of a Democratic President in 2008, checks and balances will be out of the window. The Republican lawmakers may need to chart their own course to keep their seats and the balance of power which was so cherished by America's forefathers. I don’t know about the Libertarians and quite honestly I have not heard of them before, but this what I thought of the State of the Union address:
A less than impressive 49 minute speech with only a polite applause from the Democrats. Nancy Polosi looked rather uncomfortable except when he talked about health care when all Democrats rose in applause – but Dick Cheney stayed glued to his chair. The Democrats also cheered the President enthusiastically when he talked about immigration reform. Throughout the speech Bush seemed uptight, uncomfortable and less than convincing. He talked about Iraq with not much conviction, an issue that is most important to most Americans.

The strange thing was that Vice President Cheney sat and smirked through most of the speech and Codolozea Rice seemed to be on another planet.

This State of the Union address did not help Republicans any. If the President continues this course the Republicans are in danger of losing more seats in the House and Senate in 2008. With already the possibility of a Democratic President in 2008, checks and balances will be out of the window.

The Republican lawmakers may need to chart their own course to keep their seats and the balance of power which was so cherished by America’s forefathers.

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