Even a little bit scary

From the Center for American Progress:

The reaction to the President's State of the Union address was nearly unanimous: it was a political document, devoid of serious, detailed proposals. As CBS News put it, "the rhetoric, the themes, the pre-speech spin were all orchestrated to portray a president above politics, fighting evil on the planet. Politics without fingerprints." The WP notes the speech "showed just how conscious they are of the opposition's emerging campaign themes 10 long months before Election Day." Picking up on the defensive nature of the speech – and its brazen substitution of politics over policy - media critic Tom Shales noted that Bush's words "sounded like taunts - taunts to the rest of the world or taunts to Democrats." He said, "the fact that Bush appeared to be so giddily primed for another political slugfest was a little bit disheartening, and even a little bit scary."

Well, actually, as I understand it, that's when Little Hitler is in his prime.

This, then, is why he's so closely watched by his handlers, Miller says — not because he'll say something stupid, but because he'll overindulge in the language of violence and punishment at which he excels.

"He's a very angry guy, a hostile guy....I call him the feel bad president, because he's all about punishment and death..."  article

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.


Claim vs. Fact analysis by the Center for American Progress: State of the Union Response