Update: Incoming from Rep. Frank Guinta’s office, if you are so inclined:
Representative Frank Guinta will be interviewed live on the C-Span cable TV network’s “Washington Journal” program about his reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address. He will be interviewed by host Greta Brawner, and viewers around the country can call in their questions.
WHO: Representative Frank Guinta (R, NH-01)
WHAT: Live interview on his reaction to State of the Union speech
WHEN: Wednesday, January 26, 9:10-9:30 a.m.
WHERE: C-Span’s “Washington Journal” cable TV program
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Thoughts on SOTUS (oldest first):
- Empty seat – for Gabby Giffords – totally appropriate.
- Robust debate? Gee, didn’t he stifle a debate with the Republicans with a quick phrase "I Won"?
- Common beliefs? Not all that sure of that…
- "Work together tomorrow" – consiliatory or a challenge?
- Shared Responsibility – gee, does that mean he’s going to make a "shared sacrifice"
- No sir, the stakes ARE in who wins the next election.
- Progress – small biz guy growing his biz? Such irony as they cut to Soldis, Sec. of Labor. Reminder – the NLRB is cracking down on small biz that doesn’t want to unionize.
- TMEW – Why is Biden’s mouth corners downturned? Is he always mad? Me – looks an awful lot like Jeff Dunham (the ventriloquest) dummy – Walter
- Oh, here we go with the "invest" word….
- International competition – no, it is not the international competition that is scaring biz; it is their government and the unknown that it brings.
- The future is ours to win.
- Uh-oh; a fault of the free enterprise system that govt HAS to spend for. Internet, chips, space – doesn’t he realize that those were related not to the private market but to defense (a proper role of govt)?
- Invest in biotech, IT, clean energy – here we go with the Govt-centric economy…
- Yeah, solar shingles – but what happens when the subsidies run out – I saw this ALL back in the 80s when I tried to get that stuff fixed after the companies went under when the govt $$ stopped.
- 1,000,000 electric cars by 2015? Is he insane? Has he looked at the latest sales figures? Crap – he’s going to tax the oil companies.
- Note: this Prom night seating is making it look like they are ALL clapping…only the volume knows for sure….
- Onto Education – are the teachers unions going to be thrown under the bus? Well, he is correctly identifying that parents have a great (if not the greatest) degree of effect in their child’s success.
<phone call!>
Am back, but I think I missed the majority of this…..
- America’s standing has been restored? What was that song that Lang Lang just played? And he’s been rebuffed by Russia, Iran laughs, N Korea is sinking S Korea ships?
- Respect for the Rule of Law? If you start looking at how this Gangsta Govt is coming up with new regulations than kudzu grows, it is turning into the Rule of Man instead.
- Afghanistan – really going to just start bringing the troops home? What about getting a win first – after all truces have worked out so well between Koreas and Desert Storm / Saddam….
- Iran meet its obligations? The sanctions are a joke with our allies selling them lots of material and skills. The mullahs are thankful…the West jawbones and Iran keeps up its terrorism feeds…et al.
- Tunisia and praising the folks demanding democracy – when the people of Iran stood up, he stood quiet. Ronald Reagan, he ain’t
- At least the audience is giving a big round of applause for the troops.
- Anyone else noticing that there are few Standing O’s tonite? Another Unintended Consequence of Prom Night seating?
- A GOOD THING – calls out colleges to allow ROTC (Rs stand, Ds sit)
- Any other nation on earth? Then why do the Democrat Socialists and Obama wish to turn us into a European style socialist country?
- Making it in this country – especially now if you are politically connected in this getting-to-be-govt-directed economy.
- Nice call out for the driller at Center Rock!
