Posted by
Dawnsblood on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 5:46:43 PM
People
write these for the President every year. It is their version of what they think the President should say:
The State of the Union is a disaster. I did my best, but I made mistakes, and my best wasn’t good enough.
We went to war without building up our army, and now, I am trying to make up for that.
But that is not the disaster.
The disaster is that you, Congress and the American people, do not care to fight.
Though I doubt it will be popular, my two cents is that this would not be at all helpful. You see our political system works like this. People listen to a President's speech and draw a conclusion. They take that conclusion and draft letters to their newspapers and Congressmen. Newspapers help further shape public opinion and Congressmen help shape policy. Now exactly what policy or opinion is the public going to demand if the President calls them cowards or a disaster? Hmmm I don't think I would like either.