| In the vein of any stand-up comic that only wants to highlight things in a humorous light, I think this is pretty funny. In any form of serious intent (i.e. are the plans and actions mentioned in the speech valid in any way) I think it's a total flop.
Yes it is funny. Yes it highlights things that have not been done propoerly by the administration. No it does not offer any constructive advice. No it does not offer any actions that would make any difference.
A couple of questions that might highlight my thoughts:
1. Has Africa just started to be neglected and subject to poverty and hunger in the last 6 years? No it has been this way for a long time, through MANY administrations (I will conceed that this administration has done less than most though).
2. Has the health care system just started to suck? No, again this is a legacy from generations of making things worse by spending more money to get less done. My personal belief is that members of Congress should lose their lifetime 100% coverage health care and be subject to the public forms of health care available to everyone. That would make them fix the system in a hurry.
3. If Bush put forth a bill on energy savings that would cut oil use, increase alternative energy sources, and so on, would Congress pass it? No, because there are enough Representatives and Senators in the pockets of oil/automotive/developers to kill any plan (both Red and Blue).
4. Do Democrats appoint conservative Republicans to Staff or Judicial positions? No, they put their own extremists in place. We can only hope that more people in the middle are put in, in the future (which neither side do without a fight).
I don't mind poking fun at Bush; I think he's doing a terrible job. But making fun of him or pointing out what he's doing wrong doesn't actually make any headway into fixing the problem. Any solution needs to include a major overhaul of all three branches of government not just one.  |