AP Bush Skips Complex Realities in Address

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Bush Skips Complex Realities in Address

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writers1 hour, 9 minutes ago

President Bush set energy self-sufficiency goals Tuesday night that would still leave the country vulnerable to unstable oil sources. He also declared he is helping more people get health care, despite a rising number of uninsured.

Whether promoting a plan to "save Social Security" or describing Iraqi security forces as "increasingly capable of defeating the enemy," Bush skipped over some complex realities in his State of the Union speech.

ENERGY:

By identifying only Mideast oil imports for reductions, Bush was ignoring some of the largest sources of U.S. petroleum, among them Canada, Mexico, Nigeria and Venezuela. The U.S. considers Venezuela a source of political instability in the region; relations with Mexico have been strained over immigration; and violence has curbed nearly 10 percent of Nigeria's oil output.

Imports of oil and refined product from the Persian Gulf make up less than a fifth of all imports, according to the government........

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1. great headline.

[fed-up]

3. I'd be happier with "Bush Skips Reality in Address" n/t

[Carla in Ca]

10. How about 'reality skips bush'

n/t

[Glutton for Paine]

2. All hat, no cattle.

He lacks any substance. It's easy to say what you think the people want to hear, however it's another thing if you actually DO what you're going to say. Bush knows he's failing and is just tossing things out there in hopes of it sticking. You know, like when a basketball team is down big and all they do is start chucking up 3 pointers to try to get back into the game.

He's lost it and this speech only solidifies his presidency, all talk with little action.

[NYC]

8. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

He never says what he means. He never does anything that is good for the country.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. jr didn't skip 'em, jr. has no idea what they are.

To say he skipped something is to imply that it was a conscious decision, that would be an unearned gesture of respect.

[HuffleClaw]

5. wow, that's pretty darn candid for associated press

they usually parrot admin talking points

[Wordie]

11. I noticed that too. Perhaps this is a very good sign. I hope it's just the

start of a trend. Wouldn't it be refreshing to have more stories honestly reporting on Bush?

[buddysmellgood]

6. Sounds like and Onion headline. Bush and complex in the same line.

[Sub Atomic]

7. Hey asshole. Why didn't you help my friend get healthcare?

He would probably be alive for another 20 years, but he didn't have healthcare.

Now his cancer is inoperable.


Fuck you, Mr. Bush.

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13. very little said about health care-and what he said is dangerous-con-

sidering that health savings accounts depends on that you are employed and employers willing to kick in and that you have money to save.

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14. heard he mentioned health care only two times.

[Theduckno2]

9. Near as I could tell, Bush didn't talk about Global Warming either.

Of course, I find human-animal hybrids much more terrifying! :sarcasm:

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12. Only 6 sentences about Katrina talked on at end--He has forgotten

Katrinia. The message was--(forgot we failed you)--we will give you more money to make up for it.

This from some analyist last night

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15. this article also disputes what Jr said about health care:

HEALTH CARE:

Noting that the government must help provide health care for the poor and elderly, Bush asserted, "We are meeting that responsibility."

It is true that a new prescription drug benefit took effect this year, a new entitlement for up to 42 million disabled and older people. But implementation has been rocky: Mark McClellan, the administration's top Medicare official, recently acknowledged that tens of thousands of recipients probably didn't get medicine due to confusion and computer glitches, prompting some lawmakers to seek an extension of the May 15 signup deadline to work out the snafus.

An incomplete picture also emerges on health care for the poor.

The number of uninsured has increased nearly 5 million since Bush took office in 2001, to 45.5 million in 2004, two-thirds of the total from low-income families, according to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.

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16. Jr will propose budget cuts in both Medicare and Medicaid next week:

Bush actually is expected to propose curbing the growth of benefit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid in his 2007 budget request next week.

[kurth]

20. Cruel evil asshole

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke

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17. nominate please

[tanyev]

18. How can you "skip" a complex reality

when you never understand or acknowledge its existence in the first place? I think "miss" would have been a more accurate choice of words.

[patcox2]

19. A question about the preoccupation with middle east oil

Who drills, pumps, and proceses the middle east oil, and who does the same for Canadian and Venezuelan and Mexican oil? Is it a matter of profits for american oil companies? One-fifth of american imports, but perhaps a larger percentage of exxon's profits?

[JPZenger]

21. Most Alaskan oil goes to Japan

Here's a little tidbit. Most oil that we produce in Alaska is sold to Japan.

Also, I remember Bruce Babbit saying that the oil companies should be expected to actually drill in the large areas of Alaska where they have already received permission, before they open up the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. He said the oil companies are sitting on large areas of land without doing anything.

[hadrons]

22. "The U.S. considers Venezuela a source of political instability ..."

and who's been trying to make Venezuela political instability???

[Not_So_Right_Wing]

23. our dear leader would never do that....

:sarcasm: