State of the Union
February 1, 2006Last evening as you all know, President George W. Bush made his State of the Union Address with great attention to issues concerning oil and fuel resources. I am glad to see that President Bush is “addressing” an important issue in his speech this year, but I fear that it will be not different than last years State of the Union address in which Bush proclaimed his administration would focus on resolving the shortcomings and problems with the Social Security system. What ensued was a few months of media and beaurocratic gum-flapping, and where do we stand on social security now, the same damn place we were 12 months ago.
As an American citizen I will endorse our current Commander in Chief, I may not have voted for the man, but he is my President and I will do what I can to find positive aspects of his administration. But as far as the issues central to his State of the Union Address, let’s say I have my criticisms as well. Foreign oil, fuel prices and a lack of alternate fuel sources all good things mentioned in the address, but advocates for alternative fuel sources have been trying to get the government to adopt more ecologically minded fuel standards, consumers have been barking about fuel prices for the last 3-5 years, and we have gone to war twice in the middle east under this family and yet we still have an oil dependency on those nations.
Nevertheless, I fear that all of the President’s ranting about our country’s dependency on foreign oil is just another episode of the Social Security reformation. For the next few months we will hear how dedicated the President is to alleviate the strain of such a dependence on foriegn oil, but I highly doubt that fuel prices will drop, or that automakers will make alternative fuel sources more readily available/affordable, heck, why would we want to screw over Exxon Mobil, which according to Bush is seen as a perfectly normal business just benefitting from the market. They turned a $36 billion profit last year.
Enough said let’s just say I hope 2008 comes sooner than later.
Well stated opinion. You could/should link to external sites to support your facts (such as Exxon/Mobil’s profit).
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Also, make sure you categorize each entry. Right now, you have two entries in “uncategorized”.
Paul,
I tried to comment on your blog #4, but your link to the senator’s letter never closes, so the submit comment button doesn’t work.
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Wow, that’s probably the most strongly worded opinion by anyone this semester. No doubt where you stand.
It’s a quick read that’s fairly well organized, given the many points you raise.
Beware a few spelling errors and the link at the end which should be just one sentence but is more than two paragraphs.
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++ Also, this entry, your first, is categorized for ‘politics’, but that’s not one of the categories. I’ve recorded this entry under ‘free choice’.