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STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

The first thing I do with a State of the Union Speech is to run search programs on the prepared text. I'm looking for five words: Freedom, Liberty, Security, Democracy and Republic. I don't count the word "security" when used in the context of "Social Security."

Here's your count:

Freedom: Three references, and in one of these references the president was actually quoting someone else. In the other two references he spoke of the terrorist fear of human freedom, and of speaking out for freedom in places like Cuba, Belarus and Burma. Not one reference to the role of freedom in our own society.

Security: Eight mentions. Typical. Two real mentions of freedom, eight of security. This is the way it has been for decades. People like to hear the word security spoken much more than they like to hear about freedom. It's as if they're saying "Take care of me! Control me if you need to ... but at least take care of me!"

In one passage bush mentions the establishment of a "democratic Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel in peace and security." There was a time when that phrase would be "peace and freedom." No longer.

Democracy: Four references to democracy. In one passage he referred to the United States as "a great democracy." Our founding fathers warned us against the establishment of a democracy. They were very clear in their fear of democracy. Historians of that era loudly warned against the creation of a democracy after the Revolutionary War ... but here we are in 2007 listening to the President of the United States referring to us as "a great democracy." I know that, thanks to government education, not one one hundred people in this country have a clue why our founding fathers abhorred the idea of democracy ... and that is no accident.

Republic: Now this is the type of government our founding fathers established. Not one mention. No surprise there.

A quick word about my use of the phrase "founding fathers." The politically correct phrase is now "framers." We just don't call them the founding fathers any more. And why not? Well, because "father" is a gender-specific term! It's clearly sexist to refer to "founding fathers!" Never mind that there are no female signatures on that Declaration of Independence ... history means nothing, political correctness means everything.

We will get into some of the other details of the SOTUS on the show today.

All in all, and considering the circumstances, President Bush's speech last night wasn't bad. It was a serviceable performance for a president whose poll numbers are in the toilet. As for the substance of the speech? About what everyone expected. Really nothing new. Once again he pushed his guest worker amnesty program for illegal aliens, insisting that it wasn't amnesty. The president said this about the issue: "And we need to resolve the status of the illegal immigrants who are already in our country, without animosity and without amnesty." Sorry, Mr. President. These people came across our border illegally --- they remain here illegally -- and they work here illegally --- and that makes them criminals. To do anything other than cause them to return from whence they came or to arrest them is amnesty. Give whatever name you want to your program ... it's amnesty.

Just yesterday authorities in California were arresting illegal immigrants and deporting them as fast as they can. Does the president actually think his plan is going to stop the Mexican invasion? Evidently.

Bush's idea for making health insurance premiums tax deductible is interesting, but it won't go anywhere in a Democrat congress. Why not? Because this Bush plan would increase personal responsibility and could reduce the role of government in the health "insurance" business. Democrats don't like this. Just watch them. Whenever you see an idea presented to the Democrat congress that would promote individualism or individual responsibility, you will see that plan attacked. The Democrats are dedicated to increasing our dependency on government, not reducing it.

THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE

The Democratic response to the president's speech last night sure was a real knee-slapper. Now the Left is suddenly worried about Islamic terrorism, concerned about our troops and doing the political backstroke on their surrender plan for Iraq. And Jim Webb was the stooge to deliver it all. Who ever thought the former Secretary of the Navy during the Reagan Administration would be carrying water for Nancy Pelosi?

Webb whined about how the economy really isn't that good. He launched into his class warfare routine, complaining about how corporate CEO's make 400 times the money regular workers do. It really is a tired act. Funny how the economy is doing better than it was 10 years ago, but when Clinton was in office, the Democrats and the media declared it an economic boom. The Big Lie continues.

Then there was the laughable line about how the president took us to war in Iraq recklessly. Really? Were Hillary Clinton and John Kerry reckless when they voted for the war in Iraq? Somehow that little fact seems to escape critics of the war. The Democrats want the war to end ... OK, we get it. But what is their plan for dealing with the violence that will only escalate if we withdraw now? Just sit back and watch it? Have the Democrats completely given up on the idea of actually accomplishing our goal in Iraq?

Apparently so.

AND WHERE WAS THE "I" WORD?

George Bush and the Democrats were together on one thing last night. Neither would attach the word "Islamic" to the word "terrorism." Democrat Senator Jim Webb repeatedly used the phrase "international terrorism," but never identified the terrorists for who they were ... Muslims. All of them ... Muslims.

Ditto for Bush.

Once again, folks ... and this really is not all that hard. We are not fighting terrorism. Terrorism is a tactic. The war is against the people using the tactic ... Muslims. Islamic fascists. Islamists. Islamic radicals .. jihadists. Call them what you will, but the word "Islamic" is essential when you are identifying the enemy. Neither Bush nor the Democrats have the courage to identify the enemy for what it is.

How in the hell do these people expect our country to successfully defend itself from Islamic terrorism when we're so gunched up by political correctness that we won't even dare speak the name of the enemy?

WAY TO GO AIRTRAN!

I'm sorry I missed this one. I would have stood up and cheered.

It happened on an AirTran flight from Ft. Myers, Florida to Boston, Mass. A family boarded with a three-year-old girl. The brat absolutely refused to sit in her seat and buckle up. She actually hid under the seat in front of her parents while screaming and hitting at them when they asked her to get in her seat. This little brat tantrum was delaying the flight. Finally, after the "parents" failed (refused?) to bring their child under control they were taken off the airplane and the flight continued without them. They were given a full refund for the cost of their tickets PLUS a pair of round-trip tickets to anywhere AirTran flies.

Now the parents are raising hell. I didn't see it, but I've heard they were actually on Good Morning America yesterday complaining about AirTran's action.

We've talked about this a good bit on the show .. parents who absolutely refuse to control their children in public. Screaming brats throwing temper tantrums while their mommies and (when known) daddies purr and coo at them trying to get them to calm down.

I still like to tell the story about a meal my wife and I had in late 2006 on Mackinac Island. Next to us was a family .. Mom and dad and two kids. One of the kids was about the same age as this brat on the AirTran flight. This kid would screech at the top of his lungs every 45 seconds or so. You know what I'm talking about ... one of those high-pitched screeches that could make a spy talk. Every time this kid would cut loose with an ear-piercing screech the mommy would lean over and say "are you through making noise now?" Come on lady! Do something your kid! After about 15 minutes of this crap everyone in the restaurant was just staring at this couple. The husband looked around and shrugged his shoulders as if to say "Sorry, folks .. we're trying!" My wife, mile-mannered soul that she is, yelled at him "Well DO SOMETHING!'

That is pretty much the situation we had on this AirTran flight on January 14. I've talked to some people I know at AirTran and the story is that this couple absolutely refused to take any physical action to get their brat into her seat. They simply would not reach down, pick her up, put her in the seat and buckle her down. There were 112 other people on that flight ... and those 112 people should not be inconvenienced by the horrid parenting of this couple.

Again ... thank you AirTran. How about some bonus money for this flight crew!

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

A redneck segway? Wow, segways sure fell out of the spotlight, didn't they? More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

In case you missed the president's speech last night, here it is in its entirety...minus Nancy Pelosi's constant blinking.  You can go straight to the various sections on amnesty for illegal aliens, tax breaks for health care, etc.  In addition to Pelosi's blinking, it didn't go unnoticed when Cheney almost burst out laughing at the president's plan to reduce consumption of gasoline 20%.

If you're trying to get a presidential pardon for your husband, calling the only man who could grant it a hypocrite might not be the proper way to go about it.  Such is the case with the wife of one of the imprisoned Border Patrol agents.  Oops.

A number of Republican congressmen have signed off on a request to the Justice Department to administer Sandy "Pants' Berger's promised lie detector test.  Why hasn't it happened already?  Imagine if this were a Republican.  They media would never let up.

So what happens when a female teacher sexually assaults a male student?  In most cases, not much.  Here's a list of all the recent cases with female teachers and what happened to them.  Had the situation been reversed, there would have been a much different outcome.

Dr. Walter E. Williams notes the treatment of scientists who dare question theories about global warming.  He says they're being treated like the criminals at Nuremberg.  Williams calls out the global warming crowd...be sure to check out his column today.

John McCain is on the warpath against the Bush Administration....blaming the mess in Iraq on Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney.  McCain says the president was badly served by both the Vice President and the Secretary of Defense.  The 2008 race has begun.

Lawrence Kudlow reviews President Bush's State of the Union speech, and pronounces it a success from the perspective of economics.  Kudlow notes how successful the economy is right now...and how the media is pretending it isn't.

Michelle Malkin says President Bush's guest worker program is going to be a total disaster.  Once you add millions of new "guests' to the Mexican invasion force, we're going to be doomed.  You think illegal immigration is bad now, just wait.

John Stossel notes that Monday is Milton Friedman Day, celebrating the life of the famous economist.  PBS is even getting into the act, with a planned documentary about the man.  Stossel makes note of Friedman's achievements.

Democrats are now going to try and revive the Fairness Doctrine, and David Limbaugh examines the law.  He says there is nothing fair about it, which is why it was gotten rid of 20 years ago.  But that's not stopping the Left from trying to bring it back.

Someone got a good picture of my Decathlon at PDK. No ... I'm not flying it. Someone taking a taildragger lesson here. This is the airplane I use when I want to fly upside down. A rather interesting shadow on the runway, wouldn't you say?

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