These days, when speeches and announcements are leaked well ahead of the event, it's hard to get an honest reaction. Pollsters and pundits are so concerned about how it will play in Peoria, that they forget about real life. You want to know how it will play in Peoria? Go there.
Tonight the President gave his speech to the joint houses of Congress on the health care reform initiative. I'll be honest, I didn't watch it. Based on the early returns, it looks like he didn't say anything new. If he couldn't be bothered to say -- or more importantly do -- anything new, why should I care or bother to have a different reaction?
All the politicians and all the newshounds had their reactions to the President's speech canned well ahead of the event with a few fill-in-the-blanks. It's all so fake, it makes astroturf look real. Yessiree, genuine-synthetic-naugahyde right here.
If this whole health-care-cum-foie gras didn't make me so angry, I'd be snoring already.
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