State of the Union

I don't have a lot to say about Bush's speech, but I would like to briefly comment on the Democrats disgraceful display when Bush mentioned the lack of action on Social Security reform. They loudly cheered and applauded their own inability to address the nation's problems. The Social Security system is horribly flawed and the Democrats would rather take no action and let the problem fester than make any of the tough choices associated with leadership by pressing reform. This is why they're the minority party and why they won't wrest control of either congressional chamber from the Republicans in the fall elections. That said, Bush missed a huge oppertunity by not blatantly calling them on it right there during his speech in front of the widest viewing audience he'll have in some time. His "second guessing is not a strategy" line was good, though. The bit about job growth in the U.S. being higher than that in Japan and the European Union combined was nice, too. Overall, he did well on foreign issues, okay on economic issues, and not as well on other domestic issues.