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State of the Union

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-you-hear-what-i-hear dept.

travis slack writes "President Bush used his State of the Union speech to press home key domestic and international agendas. At home he promised to reform Social Security for future generations. Looking overseas, Bush vowed to spread freedoms around the world while continuing the war on terror, and he pointed to Iraq as a symbol of change."

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  1. Groundhog Day v. State of the Union Speech by mbstone · · Score: 4, Funny
    The fact that Groundhog Day and the State of the Union Speech both fall on Feb. 2 represents an ironic juxtaposition:

    One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication; the other involves a groundhog.