Debate of the Union

Well, we watched President Bush give his final State of the Union address tonight. I would agree with those pundits who called his speech "realistic" - not a lot of new stuff or language to complicate things, which is probably why he sounded confident this evening.

It's obvious Mr. Bush is staking any and all historical evaluation of his presidency on the outcome of things in Iraq, but it's going to take years for clarity to come in that situation. In the meantime, get ready for a slow and steady lameduck fade in the face of a still wide-open presidential election as the current Debate of the Union continues.

In general, I experienced much of the same cynicism induced by last year's speech (maybe a little more when W. was signing autographs for members of Congress). I would like, however, to present a very special award for the lamest Democratic response in American history to Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas. If our military efforts in Iraq fail, perhaps she could bore the terrorists to death.

Thoughts?