Friday, February 04, 2005
I was forced to watch real life US politics on Wednesday night when the State of the Union address usurped West Wing on TV. There were many, many alliterative pairs, 'protected by peace', 'freedom from fear', 'tyranny and terror', 'hatred with hope' etc. My favourite phrase was 'frivolous asbestos claims'.
Scariest excerpts (as well as a serious warning to Iran):
We should not be content with laws that punish hard-working people who want only to provide for their families, and deny businesses willing workers, and invite chaos at our border. It is time for an immigration policy that permits temporary guest workers to fill jobs Americans will not take, that rejects amnesty, that tells us who is entering and leaving our country, and that closes the border to drug dealers and terrorists.
Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it should not be re-defined by activist judges. For the good of families, children, and society, I support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage.
But I was happy to hear (if it goes to the right place):
To promote this democracy, I will ask Congress for $350 million to support Palestinian political, economic, and security reforms.
And there was some nice writing at the end. I'll be happy to get back to fake politics next week!
Scariest excerpts (as well as a serious warning to Iran):
We should not be content with laws that punish hard-working people who want only to provide for their families, and deny businesses willing workers, and invite chaos at our border. It is time for an immigration policy that permits temporary guest workers to fill jobs Americans will not take, that rejects amnesty, that tells us who is entering and leaving our country, and that closes the border to drug dealers and terrorists.
Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it should not be re-defined by activist judges. For the good of families, children, and society, I support a constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage.
But I was happy to hear (if it goes to the right place):
To promote this democracy, I will ask Congress for $350 million to support Palestinian political, economic, and security reforms.
And there was some nice writing at the end. I'll be happy to get back to fake politics next week!
