The White House spin ahead of George W. Bush's seventh State of the Union address was that the president would make a bipartisan call to revive his domestic agenda with "bold and innovative concepts." The problem with that was obvious last night -- in six years, Mr. Bush has shown no interest in bipartisanship, and his domestic agenda was set years ago, with huge tax cuts for wealthy Americans and crippling debt for the country. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
While I personally agree with much of the criticism of George Bush in this editorial, to me it loses effectiveness in influencing opinion by being so obviously one sided.
This is a straight forward editorial from the New York Times, reflecting the viewpoint of many, possibly the majority, of Americans. The last six years points out that the majority ignors the needs of the minority at its own peril.
While the editorial may be one-sided as one reader pointed out, the message is compelling and sadly true. The debacle that is Iraq and the ineptness of this presidency are the major points to consider here. The question I pose is this: Will this new democrat-controlled Congress take this president to task on real issues affecting working-class Americans or will they also become victims of the all-powerful corporate lobbying machinery that consumes and then excretes politicians like we do our lunch.
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