Hijexx wrote:
Finally, to keep this economy strong we must take on the challenge of entitlements.
If he couldn't do that with the Republicans in power I'll be shocked, shocked if can do it while the Democrats are in power. We missed a major opportunity here and by the time it comes around again the situation will be dire. I propose a standard tax deduction for health insurance that will be like the standard tax deduction for dependents.
Thats neat! A national healthcare plan that Republicans will support! I chose this course of action because it provides the best chance of success.
I chose this course of action in spite of the fact that it has almost no chance of success because the alternative is withdrawl. If American forces step back before Baghdad is secure, the Iraqi government would be overrun by extremists on all sides. We could expect an epic battle between Shia extremists backed by Iran, and Sunni extremists aided by al Qaeda and supporters of the old regime. A contagion of violence could spill out across the country – and in time the entire region could be drawn into the conflict. For America, this is a nightmare scenario.
We've started WWIII. We didn't REALLY start it, Bin Lauden started it, but it could have been avoided if we had handled this better. Its worth sending 20,000 more people on the off chance that we prevent if from occuring even though its almost inevitable now. We went into this largely united – in our assumptions, and in our convictions.
Cept for the thousands of people protesting in the street in major U.S. cities. I was hoping I wasn't going to have to regret not joining them. This is why I propose to establish a special advisory council on the war on terror, made up of leaders in Congress from both political parties. We will share ideas for how to position America to meet every challenge that confronts us. And we will show our enemies abroad that we are united in the goal of victory.
We will share blame for how we positioned America. And we will show our citizens that both parties are to blame for the mess. Now THATS what I call being a uniter and not a divider! A second task we can take on together is to design and establish a volunteer Civilian Reserve Corps. Such a corps would function much like our military reserve.
Because it is stretched too thin! It would give people across America who do not wear the uniform a chance to serve in the defining struggle of our time.
Because the pentagon isn't hiring or anything. I wonder if they've decided that they were wrong about outsourcing everything. Americans can have confidence in the outcome of this struggle – because we are not in this struggle alone
Macedonia has totally got our back, dude. A democratic Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel in peace and security.
Now we're REALLY dreaming! RE: State of the Union 2007 (via drudge) 0-day W4R3Z Y0 | 
