Posted by
FJR on Friday, February 01, 2008 12:25:06 AM
Having seen President George W. Bush's final State of the Union Address on January 28, I could not help but get a laugh in from the chess game that those elephants and donkeys were playing. After every comment by the President, you could see the house and senate all looking around at each other to see who's standing and clapping. It was ridiculous, as it always is. For such a prominent event in our nation's history, the State of the Union Address has become a superficial joke. Even from your living rooms you can sense the lack of serenity and respect, although disguised by the fake handshakes and sporadic undulations of applause and disapproval by the Republicans and Democrats.
If an aura of reality and a sense of truth and cooperation are not illustrated by the people that facilitate this great country of ours, then what does the government expect the people to think? There's a reason why most people do not trust politicians, and it is substantiated every year in this Address. Hopefully, there will soon be a day when our government presents the realness of integrity, compassion, and compromise. And once a trust is established throughout every element of society, only then will the United States truly flourish.