When “W” Talks, Will People Listen?
The President will give his State of the Union address tonight. The pundits and newsmakers say it is important because this will be his first State of the Union with a Democratic-controlled Congress.
Although the speech is important, I don’t think many people will take it seriously or pay much attention to it. Look at the facts. He’s a lame duck. The President is at 33-percent approval rating, the lowest since Richard Nixon. More Republicans Senators are expressing opposition to troop increases in Iraq. There were 25 American troops killed over the weekend in Iraq as well as 100 civilians. And everybody and his mother want to be President.
This is not to say the Presidency is irrelevant. The Commander-in-Chief wields a lot of power and has a bully pulpit that can easily capture the attention of the American people. What I wonder though is when the President talks tonight, will anyone listen?
