Bush to ignore the real important issues
I just wanted to get a quick post up before Bush’s State of the Union address, which I’ll be watching in full and possibly commenting on later. CNN has the scoop that Bush’s speech is going to contain talking points on lots of domestic issues, including plans to reduce America’s consumption of gasoline by 20%. It’s hysterical to think of anyone taking anything Bush says about energy conservation at face value, considering his past life as an oil baron and his continued support of and by the petroleum industry.
Even worse than some empty promises about energy issues, however, is what he’s trying to divert attention from. At this point, even he must realize how incredibly unpopular the Iraq War is, and how it has soured America’s opinion of him. I guess he wants to focus on other topics that don’t paint him in such a negative light. Unfortunately for Bush, it’s not going to work. The American people do want real change in our war policy, and Bush isn’t going to give it to them, so he’ll just try to focus on other, less important, issues. A recent poll said that, when asked which issue they thought was most important, 48% of American citizens responded the Iraq War. No other issue even elicited a response in double digits. So Bush’s attempted evasion of the topic tonight is not going to play well with the populace.
