Notes from the Uber Rally ... Err, the State of the Union

While the talking heads are tripping over themselves to laud the Bush Jr.on a 'great speech', it all but played out like an Uber Rally directed by Leni Riefenstahl … His positioning as his centerpiece, Social Security was merely the Jeapordy music playing in-between Bush laying out the Wolfewitz Doctrine and the Jingoistic 'This Is Your Life' going on in the balcony …

Bush can attempt to look earnest and presidential, calling on Congress to fix Social Security, but that's like the coach telling the team on the road trip to observe the curfew and stay away from the girls and the booze … It ain't gonna to happen … He knew he could go out and beat his chest about it and it's all but a given - especially with congressional elections coming up - that they are not going to do anything … It's a free pass … Batting practice homerun …

He did this while ignoring the catastrophic deficit he is creating, the bigger problems with Medicare, et all …

While I can't say they rehearsed it, sitting the Iraq voter in the row in front of the dead marine's parents …How lucky was that?

It was the Fox Reality Show version of doing Norman Rockwell …THE MONEY SHOT! - Not only do they tearful hug, but the marine's mom gives the Iraq voter her dead son's dog tags (now that had to be "suggested" by Rove or Card) … And with the dad in the background, reaching over and shaking a soldier's hand … To steal from Guinness - Brilliant!

The only thing missing was a screen in the background (or the broadcast super-imposing) Gerhig's speech ( … the luckiest man in the world … ) … Fireworks exploding over the Tidal Basin … Robert Preston bursting through the doors with a marching band and Bush being carried off on the shoulders of Harry Travers, Thomas Mitchell and a throng singing 'On The Wings of Eagles' ...

There was a loud clang in Philadelphia tonight, and it wasn't anything to do with the Super Bowl … It was the Liberty Bell completely splitting in two …

Oh yeah … Being that they went after Barney, the Purple Dinosaur, for being 'gay', I'm sure some conservative group will go after the Iraq people for the same … That using 'purple dye' on the finger was some kind of gay code …

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