Blue Eyes Designs

Yet again, I have to say, “They call it the State of the Union for a
reason, asshole.” While it’s more than true that the state of international
affairs has a significant effect on domestics, I don’t feel that we need to be
spending half of a (too short) speech dwelling on what is covered constantly in
the news. Now is the time to be addressing the problems here at home and
discussing proposed solutions. It really angered me that so much time was spent
on the Middle East and then later in the speech many reforms were proposed
without a single word of explaination. Yes, we need to work on medicare, but how?
etc etc

His “our economy is so great” really rankles me. We ARE NOT as good as we have
been; things may slowly be getting better, but not at the rate he seems to think
they are. The simple fact of the matter is that tax cuts to the rich DO NOT
work. Trickle down DOES NOT work. CEOs and CFOs are too greedy to let it happen.
Although the tax cuts for the “poor” (ie middle and lower classes) may be giving
back a small net amount of money, almost ALL of that money will go right back
into the economy through consumer spending. If ten times that amount is given
back to the rich, even less of it will go back into the economy; people will
just sit on it. The rich’s money is better spent in taxes than sitting in bank
accounts.

Bring back the death tax. The “poor” aren’t affected by it so touting it as
saving average Americans money is BS.

I agree that the “marriage penalty” should be dropped, it was a silly idea to
begin with, and it’ll encourage people to get married. However, how does that
interact with his “sanctity of marriage” rhetoric? Couldn’t it potentially
encourage people to get married for monitary reasons and further deface his
precious institution?

Speaking of which, DOMA never should have been signed in the first place. It is
NOT the place of the government to define marriage! It is the place of the
goverment to provide support and resources to married people, but NOT to say who
can be married! It may be true that “the majority of Americans don’t want gays
to get married.” That’s fine. They can think that. They also need to realize
that there’s a BIG difference between “getting married” and “getting a civil
union.” Marriage is something that is dictated by a religion or social structure.
The civil union, what is the most immeninet need, is the legal abilty to combine
finances, get spousal benefits, and next of kin rights for couples. But gays
getting civil unions has no direct negative effect on America and only positive
implications for the economy. (Combined incomes means more extra money and the
ability to co-sign means buying houses, cars, etc etc.) Please get it straight.

Don’t even get me started on the “abstinance is the only answer” stuff. I think
we have a responsibilty to teach the youth of America what their options are for
protecting themselves and their health. You can educate without condoning.
What’s next? “We’re not going to tell you how to protect your house from
burgulary because you might go rob someone?” ‘

I can’t help but think that if he actually read the letter that the
little girl wrote him, he wouldn’t have mis-read the teleprompter. Not quite as
shady as the administration sending fake letters from GIs in Iraq to newspapers,
but shady non-the-less.

Boy, I’ve really run out of steam. I think I’m callin’ it quits. Night all.