I wasn't home last night to hear the President deliver the State of the Union, but I read the transcript this morning. That sound you heard last night was the sound of the Democratic platform being yanked out from under them.
"We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars, and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen. We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips, stalks,or switch grass."
This from a former Texas oilman.
Its pretty hard to argue with that. What does Howard Dean say? "No, I think we should be MORE dependent?" Conservation and energy independence are going to be hot issues, not only on their own, but because of the conditions of America's auto industry.
This administration was open to attack on implementation, justifiably so in my opinion. Tim Kaine, Democratic Govenor of Virginia, replied "The federal government should serve the American people. But that mission is frustrated by this administration's poor choices and bad management."
Polls showed a mixed reaction. In interviews with 464 adult Americans who watched the speech, 48 percent said they had a very positive reaction. Twenty-seven percent of Tuesday's viewers said they had a somewhat favorable reaction to the speech, while 23 percent said they felt negatively about it.
I would like to elicit comments from anyone who was actually able to watch the speech. What went well and what didn't?