Or outright lying.

Hail to the (Capon-in-) Chief!

It was a great address. He is a good speaker, but his jokes fell flat. He should have cut it at about 50 minutes, got boring. Too bad it was just politics as usual without substance.

I liked watching Boehner look like he was choking down a canary, Biden struggling to stay awake, and Cantor looking as grim and sour as a water starved lemon tree. But, what I really like was Rep. Giffords' cheerful countenance, and Pres. Obama's truthfulness, especially concerning U.S. manufacturing and jobs.

The ratings for the State of the Union address were down 12%. Dosen't surprise me. Also in my daily paper this morning we are going to cut 80,000 troops from our combat batallions. That always seemed liked a good imvestment in employment along with a strong national security. That is one thing I don't mind paying taxes for is a strong military.

Obama didn't do so well with his 2011 SOTU promises. Not much is going to come of this 2012 one. The American voter knows this and thus the low interest in what he had to say. It was just more of the same empty words he's so good at spouting...

Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address: an accounting
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/obamas-2011-state-...

Sarge, as you are well aware of, it's not what Buffet's Secretary makes as a salary, it's the percentage difference paid in taxes.

As for our military, as you know we no longer need to be on a WWII footing, that is, lots and lots of numbers. Global conflicts in the 21st century are smaller and more localized.
There is much to be said for the capabilities of smaller, better trained and equipped forces being able to move quickly and effectively to hotspots.
In simpler terms, we no longer need lots of rifle carriers to stop the Red aggression. We no longer need 900 bases and their expense.

Rick, You're right of course. As I recall it was Bush who bailed out the banks...twice.
Would it interest you to know that as a total, we spend more than the next top 20 industrialized countries on our military?
That our Air Force and Naval aviators comprise the top 2 largest air forces in the world?

And you're right about those 47% of our population being too poor as to pay taxes...should probably turn them into street beggars sifting through dumpsters...silly people, how dare they become underpaid.

Hoski, I'll remind you just like I did Rock Rat. It's Obama and not Bush who's asking for reelection. I see it's hard for you to defend Obama's record.

Rock Rat, it is offensive to me that you mention the murders of 9/11 implying that it was a result of failure on the part of our military forces. You know full well that it was instead a failure on the part of our intelligence network. You are disgusting.

I believe we need to have an overwhelming military superiority in order to protect our interests and freedoms. Leaders and planners always make the mistake of fighting the last war. History shows that future conflicts are unpredictable in the methods used to wage war. It would be vastly better to be over prepared than under.

Obama is still campaigning against Bush? Bush hasn't been in an election in 7 years. Congress, not Bush, bailed out the banks and the others. You folks seem to overlook that Congress, not the Executive branch, holds the purse strings when trillions of dollars are spent. Go down the list and see who voted for what, then point your bony fingers at the responsible ones! Get over it!

WAM,
If we are to continue with your logic, (Bush didn't bailout the banks...congress did)
then likewise the current problems this nation faces with the economy is likewise congresses fault.
Thank you.