Speechmania

Like all good and patriotic Americans, Digby and I attentively watched the State of the Union address tonight. While it's easy enough to laugh through some of the domestic policy promises (how about Bush explaining the chemistry behind hydrogen-powered cars? Classic.), when the talk turns to terrorism and war, the man honestly scares me. When he said (of those who have been killed by the U.S. military action since September 11th) "Let's just put it this way--they won't be a problem for America anymore" with that sickening look of restrained glee, I was chilled to the bone.

Digby, on the other hand, was more physically affected. He sat smugly through the first half of the address but as Bush began to build support for military action in Iraq, he became increasingly antsy. When it had reached a near fever pitch, he made me take him outside. He walked around for a bit and then shot me a look that said "I'll show you what I think of that speech." You can guess what he did next.