George W. Bush has a bold new idea which we’ll hear all about tonight in his State of the Union address. Apparently, George Bush believes:

“America is addicted to oil” and must “break its dependence on foreign suppliers in unstable parts of the world.”

If this is the bold new initiative that George Bush thinks will win back the support of the American people, then he really is on coke. I mean, this Administration insults the American people’s intelligence with every ridiculous statement that Bush makes. But this bothers me more than most. How can Bush pretend to pawn this idea off as “bold” or “new” when Democrats and really all sensible people in the U.S. have been saying this for literally decades.

An excerpt from a John Kerry speech in 2003:

“We only have 3% of the world’s oil reserves. There is no physical way for the US to drill its way out of this problem. We have to invent our way out of this problem. The sooner that we commit America to the science & discovery of renewable alternatives, the better off America will be, the better our health will be, the more effective our economy would be, the better our national security will be, and the better world citizen we will be. We need to commit ourselves to energy independence now.”

I will be interested to see what other ideas Bush tries to pass off as his own now that all the ideas he really wanted to put into place (e.g. social security reform) are dead in the water.

Bush, you have the nations attention tonight but please know that you will not be given a free pass for lying in front of our faces. This isn’t just a camera lens you’re staring into- it’s directly into the eyes of American people, your bosses, and you will continue to be judged for your corrupt and ineffective Presidency.

The time has come to get your predictions ready for the upcoming State of the Union address. Some topics will be obvious, given that Alito will likely be confirmed mere hours beforehand and Bush will no doubt tout his two successful appointments. He will vigorously defend his warrantless domestic NSA spying program as legal and necessary protection. He will mostly likely propose to throw more money at the Gulf Coast, without providing preventative measures for the next disaster, and he will offer more empty education and healthcare programs without providing ways to fund them.

The major question is Iraq. Will Dubya be so bold as to announce a withdrawal date? Rep. Murtha has a prediction. He believes the troops will be gone by the end of the year. Would this simply be a political maneuver by Bush to ensure the GOP hangs on to the House and Senate? If Dubya does announce this dramatic event…”is he cutting and running?” Check the odds.