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The Presidential Address
Dec. 19th, 2005 04:46 pmI was looking forward to the analysis, but there's not much I've found thus far. Mostly, I wanted to get a verification of his numbers used in the speech. As ever, the politicians and their spinners use numbers to hide the reality of a situation. When Bush says so-and-so many battalions of Iraqis are able to 'take the lead,' the definition encompasses those that are able to do so with American troop support. That is not indepedence yet, Mister Prez.
There's also the "7 in 10 Iraqis say they are a-ok and 2/3 are thinking there's a bright future ahead." This is verbatim from a news poll....a news poll that also mentions 54% of Iraqis thinking they were better off with Saddam; 50% saying the US had no right to invade in the first place; and (coincidence? I think not...) 2/3 who are opposed to continue troop presence in their country. You pick and choose the numbers you want, you can tell a story you think the voters want to hear.
There is some speculation that Bush will drop some good-news bombshell in 2006, probably with the State of the Union. After last night, I'm not sure I can stomach two hours of that man. He really annoys the ever-living piss out of me. He's smug when he has no right to be, or at least he appears smug--does anyone else notice how he always seems to be fighting a smile when his lips naturally turn down at the corners? What's up with that?
Oh yeah, his speech really pissed off my roomie. She objects to being told that because she doesn't support Bush that she must therefore think we have to leave Iraq. I wonder why?
In case you want it, the text of the speech (interspersed with a recap of our comments last night) is below the LJ cut. STupid Bush, cutting into my Family Guy time!( Good Evening, USA! )
There's also the "7 in 10 Iraqis say they are a-ok and 2/3 are thinking there's a bright future ahead." This is verbatim from a news poll....a news poll that also mentions 54% of Iraqis thinking they were better off with Saddam; 50% saying the US had no right to invade in the first place; and (coincidence? I think not...) 2/3 who are opposed to continue troop presence in their country. You pick and choose the numbers you want, you can tell a story you think the voters want to hear.
There is some speculation that Bush will drop some good-news bombshell in 2006, probably with the State of the Union. After last night, I'm not sure I can stomach two hours of that man. He really annoys the ever-living piss out of me. He's smug when he has no right to be, or at least he appears smug--does anyone else notice how he always seems to be fighting a smile when his lips naturally turn down at the corners? What's up with that?
Oh yeah, his speech really pissed off my roomie. She objects to being told that because she doesn't support Bush that she must therefore think we have to leave Iraq. I wonder why?
In case you want it, the text of the speech (interspersed with a recap of our comments last night) is below the LJ cut. STupid Bush, cutting into my Family Guy time!( Good Evening, USA! )
