"Bush speech to have few new ideas"--Oh, really?

[laststeamtrain]

Bush speech to have few new ideas

By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer 46 minutes ago

In a bow to political reality, President Bush's final State of the Union speech will skip bold proposals in favor of ones the country has heard before, a modest approach for a White House that prides itself on big ideas.

Bush's strategy reflects what he is up against: little time left in office, confrontational relations with a Democratic Congress and a diminishing role on the national stage. White House aides say there is not much point in unveiling grand ideas sure to go nowhere.

So don't expect anything Monday on the scale of overhauling Social Security or immigration policy, two earlier initiatives that died on Capitol Hill.

"It's just not realistic," acknowledged White House press secretary Dana Perino on Thursday.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/state_of_union

[DrDan]

1. oh darn - I was hoping for another "Mars-mission" brainstorm

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. What? No switch grass fuels? No sending Laura to work with gangs?

:eyes: MKJ

[AndyA]

3. And none of the ideas belong to Bush.

Simple man, simple mind, simply the worst pResident ever.

[MiniMe]

4. I have some ideas, but I'm not gonna tell you what they are.

[bunkerbuster1]

5. "Human-Animal Hybrids" -- guess we nipped that problem in the bud.

What new weird problem will he refer to in this speech?

[SpiralHawk]

6. "My strategery: a revived Trickle-Down economy. Smirk." - Commander AWOL Bush

"Trickle down totally works (for my 'elite' republicon homelander fatcat cronies). Smirk, smirk, smirk."

- Commander AWOL Bush

[radfringe]

7. I have a "new" idea for him...

sure to get at least a 3-day standing ovation from the entire world

just announce that he's realized he's f**ked up everything, and is resigning

[deacon]

8. So it will be like his first state of the union. I'll pass. n/t

[Orsino]

9. Re-re-rebranding of the same old feudalism. n/t

[tanyev]

10. Mah fellow 'Murrkans...

You know freedom isn't free, so now it's time for you to go shopping. God bless 'Murrka.

[Ganja Ninja]

11. Here's an advance rough draft.

"Good evening"
"We're winnin the war on terra"
"9/11, 9/11, 9/11"
"Make the tax cuts permanent"
"Thank you and good night"

[mwb970]

12. Gee, I'm afraid I'll have to miss the speech.

I have to floss my cat that night.