State of the Union


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Good Obama Middle Class Help. But What About Jobs?

The White House announced its economic initiatives for middle class families, described as a preview of the State of the Union Address. They’re all good ideas and I hope every one of them passes. But something is missing. more »

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Smirk of the Union: The Show's Over; Shelve the Sequel

Even President Bush himself seemed almost giddy that he wouldn’t have to go through this State of the Union ritual again. But hold off on the internment rites. While Bush is being discarded, the catastrophic conservative policies that he championed live on.

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Smirk of the Union

The Real State of the UnionBehind President Bush's facial expressions during his final State of the Union speech was a series of dangerous ideas and misleading statements.

By the Numbers

We've counted up the cost of the last seven years of conservative misrule. See the facts in our comprehensive Real State of the Union chart. Plus, watch our video reality check of Bush's past State of the Union fantasies.


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Smirk of the Union: The Global Warming Debate Shifts Some More

As we've said before, nothing that President Bush says in a State of the Union address can been taken at face value. more »

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State of the Union 2008

01/27/2008

President Bush is expected to address problems in the nation’s economy while hailing the state of the union as strong tonight, but for Americans worrying about how to make ends meet, the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to numbers compiled today by the Campaign for America’s Future.


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State of Bush's Union: Whining For Credit

The Washington Post previews tonight's State of the Union address with this: more »

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As President George W. Bush is fine tuning his last State of the Union address, American adults do not think much of the current state of the country. Four out of five Americans (81%) think that the current state of the country is fair or poor while just 19 percent think it is excellent or good (2% and 17% respectively).

Source
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=862

Fighting "State of the Union" Deception

thenation.com — A new study tries to quantify the stream of lies coming from the Bush administration. In just two years of trying to mislead the country into backing the invasion of Iraq, the study found that Bush and his senior administration officials dropped nearly 1000 such terminological inexactitudes on Americans, Congress, the UN and most world leaders.

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The Real State of The Union…Call Bush’s Bluff

Watch our video reality-check on Bush’s State of the Union fantasies. more »

Anne Thompson's picture

The Real State of The Union…Call Bush’s Bluff

Watch our video reality-check on Bush’s State of the Union fantasies. more »