{"id":46,"date":"2006-01-31T22:20:04","date_gmt":"2006-02-01T03:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/31\/the-state-of-the-union-heave-ho\/"},"modified":"2006-01-31T22:20:04","modified_gmt":"2006-02-01T03:20:04","slug":"the-state-of-the-union-heave-ho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/31\/the-state-of-the-union-heave-ho\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of the Union Heave-Ho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Any time\u00a0 a Washington politician starts\u00a0out by announcing that he is &#8220;humbled,&#8221;\u00a0hip boots become mandatory attire for listeners. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To hear Bush invoke the Rule of Law is like hearing Stalin talk of his devotion for peace.<\/p>\n<p>Bush talked of his friendship for the Iranian people.\u00a0\u00a0 This will likely sharply boost the number of Iranians building bomb shelters.<\/p>\n<p>One of\u00a0Bush&#8217;s biggest applause lines was -&#8220;we will never surrender to evil.&#8221;\u00a0 Amusing to see the president, members of Congress, and the Washington establishment exalt themselves in this\u00a0lofty resolution.\u00a0\u00a0This would be less uplifting if Bush and his enablers specified how they defined evil. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Any time\u00a0 a Washington politician starts\u00a0out by announcing that he is &#8220;humbled,&#8221;\u00a0hip boots become mandatory attire for listeners. \u00a0 To hear Bush invoke the Rule of Law is like hearing Stalin talk of his devotion for peace. 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