I listened, and watched... In a world full of possibilities, I imagine a man standing at the helm of the richest, most technically advanced, and most powerful nation in the history of this good earth, and when I open my eyes to George W Bush, I'm shocked... When I listen to him speak, I'm instantly bored... When I think about what he's saying, I'm appalled... But when I see the following, I am amazed, though somewhat crestfallen...

What the heck is he doing up there? Does he have *any* conception, however remote, of what middle class values are? What the deficit is? What prosperity for all might look like? What diplomacy and encouragement can bring? I wonder... Where are the incentives for growth?

The high point of the evening for me, was the democratic 'response'! Our very own Washington State Governor laid out George, and hung 'im up to dry! ...All very nicely, and tactfully...

Yawn... ttr