[OFFICIAL] State of the Union Address Thread

[Procrustes Stretched]

As in Nuclear fusion? Fukushima is polluting the Pacific as we speak, it's the last thing we need.

Do you know what fusion is? You're thinking about fissile.

you misspelled fizzle.......... ,,, ... ,,, ... ,,, ... ,,,

spanked!

 

[asaratis]

The PPACA/Obamacare is supposed to help what percentage of Americans who go without health insurance?

You haven't answered the question. What's the split on his claim?

the split is between beating a dead horse or a dead dog

Expected of you...liberal gibberish. Thanks.

 

[hazlnut]

The GOP's are such cowards.

The Tea Bag extreme told them not to clap for anything, no applause.

So they sat on their hands like little children afraid to get on mommy's shit list.

Just as a joke, Obama should have slipped in something about an EO to repeal the ACA, and they watched the confusion on the dopey dopes faces.

Is Teddy Cruzer odd looking or what?

 

[Spoonman]

The President also conveniently did not mention the fact that we have the least productive congress in the history of congress.

because the democrats are the obstructionists. he can't bring that up

 

[hazlnut]

You haven't answered the question. What's the split on his claim?

the split is between beating a dead horse or a dead dog

Expected of you...liberal gibberish. Thanks.

Never heard that expression??

 

[hazlnut]

The President also conveniently did not mention the fact that we have the least productive congress in the history of congress.

because the democrats are the obstructionists. he can't bring that up

That Tea must be really good.

 

[Sallow]

In a remarkably positive and nationalistic speech, Obama, without any hostilities toward congress (Which I didn't expect) delivered, what was, a very definite road map into getting America back on track. He also, in a very poignant way, expressed why it was necessary to wind down the war in Afghanistan and not commit to large deployments. Cory Remsburg, who was grievously wounded on his 10th (Count it..10th) time in Afghanistan, put squarely on display, the real human cost of this war.

The President also hit on some pretty good points about social mobility, even pointing out that John Boehner, the son of a bar keep, is speaker of the House. And he joked about not ever seeing eye to eye with Republicans on the ACA, while urging them to stop wasting time with votes to repeal.

He was specific. Positive. Energized and again offered an olive branch to his opposition.

Representative Cathy Rodgers, who did MUCH BETTER than all other Republican responders from previous Republican responses, was basically a "Hallmark Moment". She offered no specifics and basically said the same thing the President said, but in a nice way. Add in she was easy on the eyes.

 

[asaratis]

The President also conveniently did not mention the fact that we have the least productive congress in the history of congress.

because the democrats are the obstructionists. he can't bring that up

That Tea must be really good.

Spoonman is correct. Harry Reid sits on hundreds of bills from the House. He should sit on a pile of New York phone books if he wants to look tall behind his desk.

Democrats have successfully killed more good ideas under Obama than any other President. Nancy Pelosi did a good job of that by locking the Republicans out of the ObamaCare design room.

 

[Spoonman]

In a remarkably positive and nationalistic speech, Obama, without any hostilities toward congress (Which I didn't expect) delivered, what was, a very definite road map into getting America back on track. He also, in a very poignant way, expressed why it was necessary to wind down the war in Afghanistan and not commit to large deployments. Cory Remsburg, who was grievously wounded on his 10th (Count it..10th) time in Afghanistan, put squarely on display, the real human cost of this war.

The President also hit on some pretty good points about social mobility, even pointing out that John Boehner, the son of a bar keep, is speaker of the House. And he joked about not ever seeing eye to eye with Republicans on the ACA, while urging them to stop wasting time with votes to repeal.

He was specific. Positive. Energized and again offered an olive branch to his opposition.

Representative Cathy Rodgers, who did MUCH BETTER than all other Republican responders from previous Republican responses, was basically a "Hallmark Moment". She offered no specifics and basically said the same thing the President said, but in a nice way. Add in she was easy on the eyes.

you left out full of shit

 

[Spoonman]

because the democrats are the obstructionists. he can't bring that up

That Tea must be really good.

Spoonman is correct. Harry Reid sits on hundreds of bills from the House. He should sit on a pile of New York phone books if he wants to look tall behind his desk.

Democrats have successfully killed more good ideas under Obama than any other President. Nancy Pelosi did a good job of that by locking the Republicans out of the ObamaCare design room.

that's ok, hazelnuts goofy grape moustache give him away every time.

 

[Sallow]

In a remarkably positive and nationalistic speech, Obama, without any hostilities toward congress (Which I didn't expect) delivered, what was, a very definite road map into getting America back on track. He also, in a very poignant way, expressed why it was necessary to wind down the war in Afghanistan and not commit to large deployments. Cory Remsburg, who was grievously wounded on his 10th (Count it..10th) time in Afghanistan, put squarely on display, the real human cost of this war.

The President also hit on some pretty good points about social mobility, even pointing out that John Boehner, the son of a bar keep, is speaker of the House. And he joked about not ever seeing eye to eye with Republicans on the ACA, while urging them to stop wasting time with votes to repeal.

He was specific. Positive. Energized and again offered an olive branch to his opposition.

Representative Cathy Rodgers, who did MUCH BETTER than all other Republican responders from previous Republican responses, was basically a "Hallmark Moment". She offered no specifics and basically said the same thing the President said, but in a nice way. Add in she was easy on the eyes.

you left out full of shit

You watch the speech?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

You haven't answered the question. What's the split on his claim?

the split is between beating a dead horse or a dead dog

Expected of you...liberal gibberish. Thanks.

Pfft

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

because the democrats are the obstructionists. he can't bring that up

That Tea must be really good.

Spoonman is correct. Harry Reid sits on hundreds of bills from the House. He should sit on a pile of New York phone books if he wants to look tall behind his desk.

Democrats have successfully killed more good ideas under Obama than any other President. Nancy Pelosi did a good job of that by locking the Republicans out of the ObamaCare design room.

good ideas? from tea party republicans?

 

[Jughead]

Obama mentioned MyRA retirement plan for those who do not have 401K's. Never heard of it till tonight. Wonder if it's similar to a Roth?

 

[hazlnut]

The EO to raise the min. wage for Fed workers is brilliant.

Hopefully other Govs will step up and do the right thing.

 

[Avorysuds]

Last SOTU was the least watched STOU in all of the last 3 Presidents STOU. I wonder if this one will be even worse than 2013. I didn't watch this one because, well.... Obama is a divider and you can clearly see it when the Dems here hate Reps and the Reps hate Dems by the end.


You are all divided, as per usual with an Obama speech.

Bye, glad I saved myself from watching it.

 

[Sallow]

Obama mentioned MyRA retirement plan for those who do not have 401K's. Never heard of it till tonight. Wonder if it's similar to a Roth?

Probably.

Not a bad idea either.

Kind of like Bush's without gutting SSI.

 

[Sallow]

The EO to raise the min. wage for Fed workers is brilliant.

Hopefully other Govs will step up and do the right thing.

Gets the ball rolling.

 

[hazlnut]

because the democrats are the obstructionists. he can't bring that up

That Tea must be really good.

Spoonman is correct. Harry Reid sits on hundreds of bills from the House.

The HOUSE is a joke!!

It's filled with Dentists and Chiropractors who got financed by Koch Bros to run for congress. These people don't know how to write legislation.

How many times did they vote to repeal the ACA, knowing it was going no where in the senate or with the POTUS.

How many bills to undercut the EPA -- all sponsored by Koch.

It's a joke.


Take back our house from the Bros.

 

[American_Jihad]

What's The Deal With Obama's New MyRA Plan?

By Matthew Yglesias
1/28/14

One of the most intriguing ideas in the State of the Union was Obama's promise to use executive action to create a new middle class savings vehicle that he calls a "myRA" (a pun, get it). The speech didn't really make it clear what this looks like exactly, and I have to say the White House's policy briefing sheet didn't either:

Creating “myRA” – A Safe, Easy-to-Use Starter Savings Account to Help Millions of Middle Class Americans Save for Retirement.

...

The administration says full details will be coming tomorrow. The language about the the myRA being offered "through a familiar Roth IRA Account" suggests to me that they're not so much proposing a new type of account as a new type of bond. But I suppose only time will tell.


MyRA plan: What's the deal?


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Bush plan: The new retirement

Income limits would disappear, but so would up-front tax incentives. How would you make out?

February 3, 2003: 6:56 PM EST
By Leslie Haggin Geary, CNN/Money Staff Writer



NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Bush administration has proposed a series of changes to make tax-sheltered retirement and other savings plans far more attractive -- and accessible -- to individuals.

Bush proposes retirement plan overhaul - Feb. 3, 2003

also Bush Retirement Plan Proposals