OFF THE MARK

My expectations for the State of the Union speech by the President were low-and he managed to do even worse than I had predicted. One poll I saw said 46% of the people thought the speech was "poor". I agree-not so much for what was said, but what wasn't said. Real solutions to the problems facing America were not present in the speech, and the total, complete, and unbelievably incompetent management of the war in Iraq by this administration seems destined to continue. James Webb said more in a few minutes than the President did in his lengthy speech! My comment after hearing Bush was one I have often repeated in the last few years-was this really the best leader the Republican Party had to offer the United States? I think not.