--- Here's your question of the day: if Colonel Ghadaffi is the supreme
ruler of Libya, why is he only a colonel? Shouldn't he be higher up on
the military rank scale than just a measly colonel? --- The State of
the Union is confident and strong. I liked it. The speech was good. A
little long on time and on spending proposals, but on the whole, a very
good speech. And contrary to the opinions of Jeff Greenfield, Paula
Zahn, Wolf Blitzer and Aaron Brown, it wasn't as political as it could
have been. Think about it for a moment---he could have gone whole hog
and started blasting people left and right. But Bush didn't. Sure he
repudiated his critics, but he did that last year and the year before.
That's not really a new feature to his particular brand of
speechmaking.
I particularly enjoyed: I know that some people question if
America is really in a war at all. They view terrorism more as a crime,
a problem to be solved mainly with law enforcement and indictments.
After the World Trade Center was first attacked in 1993, some of the
guilty were indicted, tried, convicted, and sent to prison. But the
matter was not settled. The terrorists were still training and plotting
in other nations, and drawing up more ambitious plans. After the chaos
and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies
with legal papers. The terrorists and their supporters declared war on
the United States and war is what they got.

And this was really good too:
Some critics have said our duties in Iraq must be internationalized.
This particular criticism is hard to explain to our partners in
Britain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand,
Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, the
Netherlands, Norway, El Salvador, and the 17 other countries that have
committed troops to Iraq. As we debate at home, we must never ignore
the vital contributions of our international partners, or dismiss their
sacrifices. From the beginning, America has sought international
support for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we have gained much
support. There is a difference, however, between leading a coalition of
many nations, and submitting to the objections of a few. America will
never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.
And how!
He's keeping his eye on the ball. I appreciate that. And while he's at
it he's being a president. The Democrats, I do believe, have no idea
what it's going to take to get this man out of the White House. Anyone
they put up there is going to face the battle of their lives. And they
have absolutely no idea what they're up against.

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