Bush SOTU: Empty Promises, Extremist Agenda
Social Security privatization. Constitutional amendment to oppress gays and lesbians. Endless environmental destruction. More of the same old talk about freedom and progress in Iraq. Denouncements of "activist judges" and continued hype about throwing roadblocks in the way of people suing for medical malpractice.
The 2005 SOTU speech was one of the worst State of the Unions ever given. It reeked of bad policies that will only bring further harm to America.
It was full of empty promises. Bush spoke of helping children, families (especially those with low incomes), students, entrepreneurs, AIDS victims, and the elderly. But his policies do not help any of these groups of people. They only make the situation worse. He speaks of America's future, and future generations, but he has never once demonstrated through his actions that he cares about the future of America.
It was full of an extremist agenda: staking our country's safety net on a bed of hot coals by gambling it away and delivering lucrative benefits to Wall Street. It was about pleasing evangelical extremists who are brimming with hatred towards gays and lesbians and those who do not share the same lifestyle as they do. It's about delivering aid to corporations and polluters, not families and entrepreneurs. It's about destroying our environment and plundering our national resources.
The 2005 SOTU was a classic Bush speech. It didn't offer anything new or insightful. It's more of the same: empty promises and an extremist agenda.
We'll talk more about the SOTU when we cover the Democratic response shortly.
The 2005 SOTU speech was one of the worst State of the Unions ever given. It reeked of bad policies that will only bring further harm to America.
It was full of empty promises. Bush spoke of helping children, families (especially those with low incomes), students, entrepreneurs, AIDS victims, and the elderly. But his policies do not help any of these groups of people. They only make the situation worse. He speaks of America's future, and future generations, but he has never once demonstrated through his actions that he cares about the future of America.
It was full of an extremist agenda: staking our country's safety net on a bed of hot coals by gambling it away and delivering lucrative benefits to Wall Street. It was about pleasing evangelical extremists who are brimming with hatred towards gays and lesbians and those who do not share the same lifestyle as they do. It's about delivering aid to corporations and polluters, not families and entrepreneurs. It's about destroying our environment and plundering our national resources.
The 2005 SOTU was a classic Bush speech. It didn't offer anything new or insightful. It's more of the same: empty promises and an extremist agenda.
We'll talk more about the SOTU when we cover the Democratic response shortly.
