POTUS on the 2011 State of the Union

Short version: Definitely folksy, channeling Ronald Reagan. Definitely forward looking, channeling JFK. Definitely people empowering, channeling RFK. Flashes of humor. Upbeat. Hopeful. Nothing to really piss off the base, but nothing to make us throw our hats in the air in celebration, either. Left Social Security alone. Seemed apologetic for freezing federal employees wages for the next two years (not good enough, Mr. President). Definitely a Democratic Party leaning speech, just not the Wellstone wing. A triple. Republican response, short version: Really bad haircut (remind self to never get a trim in Wisconsin). Nothing about creating jobs. Nothing about raising the standard of living for the middle class and poor. Deficit reduction, even though we don't want it. Stiffly presented. Lots of fear mongering. Healthcare reform sucks, but still no alternatives. Lots of claims about about job killing policies, no proof to back it up. Lots of claims about regulations hurting the economy, total tone deafness to how much ordinary Americans mistrust corporate America. We hate Obama. Struck out looking. Oh, and everybody is really sorry about Rep. Giffords, though no one seems to want to do a damn thing to make sure it doesn't happen again. And neither one comes close to hitting the nail on the head concerning the state of our union as this "untold" one does.

Peace, 

emaycee