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Originally Posted by buckman
He didn't do the Republican party any good, that's for sure.
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You mean talking to the American public like they were toddlers? I thought he was condescending and not 100% truthful (not saying Obama is always 100% honest, no politician is). Being in the field I am, I pick up on certain things. If I was a wall st. banker I'd pick up others. What was said early on was something like '140 Million for volcano monitoring'... when really all he did was grab the first line of an summary of what that was going to the USGS, to reair and upgrade facilities that include some for monitoring seismic data (Earthquakes) Potential for volcanic eruptions, stream gauging and resource mapping....
you can argue whether or not it's in the right place, but don;t stretch it completely out of context... of course, it might seem more critical if a volcanic eruption buries Seattle, or programs to mitigate damage from Earthquakes is gone......
As far as BO's speech, I think it was good. It is reassuring to actually have someone 'presidential' give a speech, although those events are always funny to me. They stand and clap and random statements, no one messes with Joe (SNL skit in the making) and Pelosi looking like she had too much BoTox... I'm waiting for some details in the coming weeks, hoping it stays 'transparent'
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