BUSH:

Two weeks ago I stood on the steps of this Capitol and renewed the
commitment of our nation to the guiding ideal of liberty for all. This
evening I will set forth policies to advance that ideal at home and around
the world.

FILTERED:

None of my original justifications for spending billions on the war were
justified, so I will start talking bullshit about liberty.


BUSH:

Tonight, with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to
work, with our nation an active force for good in the world, the state of
our union is confident and strong. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I sure as hell hope that our artificial economy doesn't bust as interest
rates continue to go up.


BUSH:

Our generation has been blessed by the expansion of opportunity, by advances
in medicine, by the security purchased by our parents' sacrifice. Now, as we
see a little gray in the mirror -- or a lot of gray -- (laughter) -- and we
watch our children moving into adulthood, we ask the question, what will be
the state of their union? Members of Congress, the choices we make together
will answer that question. Over the next several months, on issue after
issue, let us do what Americans have always done and build a better world
for our children and our grandchildren. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I am spending so much money, that our children will be stuck with the bill
for generations.


BUSH:

First, we must be good stewards of this economy and renew the great
institutions on which millions of our fellow citizens rely.

FILTERED:

I will tell the public that I'm trying to fix our great institutions, but I
really hate them and want to destroy them.


BUSH:

America's economy is the fastest growing of any major industrialized nation.
In the past four years we've provided tax relief to every person who pays
income taxes, overcome a recession, opened up new markets abroad, prosecuted
corporate criminals, raised homeownership to its highest level in history,
and in the last year alone the United States has added 2.3 million new jobs.
(Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

I had fun giving tax breaks to my rich buddies. I hope that the average
poor sap was happy with their $400. Suckers!


BUSH:

When action was needed, the Congress delivered, and the nation is grateful.
Now we must add to these achievements. By making our economy more flexible,
more innovative, and more competitive, we will keep America the economic
leader of the world. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

After 9/11 the Dems had no choice but to follow my bidding. If they didn't,
we'd label them as unpatriotic!


BUSH:

America's prosperity requires restraining the spending appetite of the
federal government. I welcome the bipartisan enthusiasm for spending
discipline. I will send you a budget that holds the growth of discretionary
spending below inflation, makes tax relief permanent, and stays on track to
cut the deficit in half by 2009. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I hope that no one points out that in the last four years that there wasn't
a single pork spending bill that I didn't sign.


BUSH:

My budget substantially reduces or eliminates more than 150 government
programs that are not getting results or duplicate current efforts or do not
fulfill essential priorities.

FILTERED:

I'll cut social programs so I can pay off my buddies in Haliburton and
Raytheon!


BUSH:

The principle here is clear: Taxpayer dollars must be spent wisely or not at
all. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I hope that the public doesn't look at my fiscal policies and realize that
I'm full of shit.


BUSH:

To make our economy stronger and more dynamic, we must prepare a rising
generation to fill the jobs of the 21st century. Under the No Child Left
Behind Act, standards are higher, test scores are on the rise, and we're
closing the achievement gap for minority students. Now we must demand better
results from our high schools so every high school diploma is a ticket to
success.

FILTERED:

Why bother with educating you suckers. My buddies can hire highly eductated
East Indians and Chinese for cheaper anyways!


BUSH:

We will help an additional 200,000 workers to get training for a better
career by reforming our job training system and strengthening America's
community colleges. And we will make it easier for Americans to afford a
college education by increasing the size of Pell grants. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I hope that no one looks at my No Child Left Behind promises that didn't pan
out because they were underfunded.


BUSH:

To make our economy stronger and more competitive, America must reward, not
punish, the efforts and dreams of entrepreneurs. Small business is the path
of advancement, especially for women and minorities. So we must free small
businesses from needless regulation and protection honest job creators from
junk lawsuits. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

Why should contractors build houses to code! Screw the trial lawyers who
support Dems!


BUSH:

Justice is distorted and our economy is held back by irresponsible class
actions and frivolous asbestos claims, and I urge Congress to pass legal
reforms this year. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

Holding corrupt corporations accountable to juries is unacceptable.


BUSH:

To make our economy stronger and more productive, we must make health care
more affordable and give families greater access to good coverage --
(applause) -- and more control over their health decisions. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

You will be well taken care of -- as long as you don't get sick. Since we
don't want employers to offer health insurance anymore -- you are screwed at
the first hint of cancer.


BUSH:

I -- I ask Congress to move forward on a comprehensive health care agenda
with tax credits to help low-income workers buy insurance, a community
health center in every poor country, improved information technology to
prevent medical error and needless costs, association health plans for small
business and their employees -- (cheers, applause) -- expanded health savings
accounts -- (cheers, applause) -- and medical liability reform that will
reduce health care costs and make sure patients have the doctors and care
they need. (Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

We want the same people who can't figure out how to program their VCR to
make vital disease treatment decisions for themselves.


BUSH:

To keep our economy growing, we also need reliable supplies of affordable,
environmentally responsible energy. (Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

I'll give my buddies at GM money to develop hydrogen fuel cell -- technology
that they will make huge profits off of later. In the meantime, I will
drill the  Alaskan oil reserve.


BUSH:

Nearly four years ago, I submitted a comprehensive energy strategy that
encourages conservation, alternative sources, a modernized electricity grid,
and more production here at home, including safe, clean nuclear energy.
(Applause.)

FILTERED:

I hope that the press doesn't try to figure out who Cheney met with again.


BUSH:

My Clear Skies legislation will cut power plant pollution and improve the
health of our citizens. (Applause.) And my budget provides strong funding
for leading-edge technology, from hydrogen-fueled cars to clean coal to
renewable sources such as ethanol. (Applause.) Four years of debate is
enough! (Cheers.)

I urge Congress to pass legislation that makes America more secure and less
dependent on foreign energy. (Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

Screw the Kyoto treaty!


BUSH:

All these proposals are essential to expand this economy and add new jobs,
but they are just the beginning of our duty. To build the prosperity of
future generations, we must update institutions that were created to meet
the needs of an earlier time.

FILTERED:

I don't want my buddies to have to pay payroll taxes anymore.


BUSH:

Year after year, Americans are burdened by an archaic, incoherent federal
tax code. I've appointed a bipartisan panel to examine the tax code from top
to bottom. And when the recommendations are delivered, you and I will work
together to give this nation a tax code that is pro-growth, easy to
understand and fair to all. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I will make much ado about presenting what seems to be a fair tax code, but
my real agenda is to shift the tax burden from the wealthy to the middle
class.


BUSH:

America's immigration system is also outdated, unsuited to the needs of our
economy and to the values of our country. We should not be content with laws
that punish hardworking people who want only to provide for their families --
(scattered applause) -- and deny businesses willing workers and invite chaos
at our border. It is time for an immigration policy that permits temporary
guest workers to fill jobs Americans will not take, that rejects amnesty,
that tells us who is entering and leaving our country, and that closes the
border to drug dealers and terrorists. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

My buddies aren't getting rich enough from outsourcing American jobs. Let's
open the flood gates to tons of cheap minimum wage labor!


BUSH:

One of America's most important institutions, a symbol of the trust between
generations, is also in need of wise and effective reform. Social Security
was a great moral success of the 20th century, and we must honor its great
purposes in this new century. (Applause.)

The system, however, on its current path, is headed toward bankruptcy, and
so we must join together to strengthen and save Social Security. (Cheers,
applause.)

FILTERED:

I know that FDR is rolling in his grave. Screw that liberal bastard!


BUSH:

Today, more than 45 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, and
millions more are nearing retirement. And for them, the system is strong and
fiscally sound. I have a message for every American who is 55 or older: Do
not let anyone mislead you. For you, the Social Security system will not
change in any way. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I don't want to piss off half the population of Florida.


BUSH:

For younger workers, the Social Security system has serious problems that
will grow worse with time.

FILTERED:

You are too busy playing video games to research the facts.


BUSH:

Social Security was created decades ago, for a very different era. In those
days people didn't live as long, benefits were much lower than they are
today, and a half century ago, about 16 workers paid into the system for
each person drawing benefits. Our society has changed in ways the founders
of Social Security could not have foreseen. In today's world, people are
living longer, and therefore drawing benefits longer -- and those benefits
are scheduled to rise dramatically over the next few decades. (Scattered
applause.) And instead of 16 workers paying in for every beneficiary, right
now it's only about three workers. And over the next few decades, that
number will fall to just two workers per beneficiary. With each passing
year, fewer workers are paying ever-higher benefits to an ever-larger number
of retirees.

So here is the result. Thirteen years from now, in 2018, Social Security
will be paying out more than it takes in. And every year afterward will
bring a new shortfall, bigger than the year before. For example, in the year
2027, the government will somehow have to come up with an extra $200 billion
to keep the system afloat.

And by 2033, the annual shortfall would be more than $300 billion. By the
year 2042, the entire system would be exhausted and bankrupt. (Noes are
heard.) If steps are not taken to avert that outcome, the only solutions
would be dramatically higher taxes, massive new borrowing, or sudden and
severe cuts in Social Security benefits or other government programs. (Noes
are heard.)

I recognize that 2018 and 2042 may seem a long way off, but those dates
aren't so distant, as any parent will tell you. If you have a five-year-old,
you're already concerned about how you'll pay for college tuition 13 years
down the road. If you've got children in their 20s, as some of us do, the
idea of Social Security collapsing before they retire does not seem like a
small matter. And it should not be a small matter to the United States
Congress. (Cheers, applause.)

You and I share a responsibility. We must pass reforms that solve the
financial problems of Social Security once and for all.

Fixing Social Security permanently will require an open, candid review of
the options. Some have suggested limiting benefits for wealthy retirees.
Former Congressman Tim Penny has raised the possibility of indexing benefits
to prices rather than wages. During the 1990s, my predecessor, President
Clinton, spoke of increasing the retirement age. Former Senator John Breaux
suggested discouraging early collection of Social Security benefits. The
late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan recommended changing the way benefits
are calculated.

FILTERED:

I really just want to scrap social security. I can't politically do it all
at once, so I will start by privatizing it. Think about it -- what sense is
there in a hybrid system?  You either go public or private -- there is no
middle ground.


BUSH:

All these ideas are on the table. I know that none of these reforms would be
easy. But we have to move ahead with courage and honesty, because our
children's retirement security is more important than partisan politics.
(Applause.)

I will work with members of Congress to find the most effective combination
of reforms. I will listen to anyone who has a good idea to offer. (Cheers,
applause.) We must, however, be guided by some basic principles. We must
make Social Security permanently sound, not leave that task for another day.
We must not jeopardize our economic strength by increasing payroll taxes.
We must ensure that lower-income Americans get the help they need to have
dignity and peace of mind in their retirement. We must guarantee that there
is no change for those now retired or nearing retirement. And we must take
care that any changes in the system are gradual, so younger workers have
years to prepare and plan for their future.

FILTERED:

I am going to try to bully the Dems just like after 9/11.


BUSH:

As we fix Social Security, we also have the responsibility to make the
system a better deal for younger workers, and the best way to reach that
goal is through voluntary personal retirement accounts. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

They'll own be voluntary if you don't want to be totally screwed by sticking
with the non-existent government program! My buddies in wall street are
going to get filthy rich off of this one!


BUSH:

Here's how the idea works. Right now, a set portion of the money you earn is
taken out of your paycheck to pay for the Social Security benefits of
today's retirees. If you are a younger worker, I believe you should be able
to set aside part of that money in your own retirement account, so you can
build a nest egg for your own future.

Here is why personal accounts are a better deal. Your money will grow, over
time, at a greater rate than anything the current system can deliver, and
your account will provide money for retirement over and above the check you
will receive from Social Security. In addition, you'll be able to pass along
the money that accumulates in your personal account, if you wish, to your
children and -- or grandchildren. And best of all, the money in the account
is yours, and the government can never take it away. (Cheers, applause.)

The goal here is greater security in retirement, so we will set careful
guidelines for personal accounts. We will make sure the money can only go
into a conservative mix of bonds and stock funds. We will make sure that
your earnings are not eaten up by hidden Wall Street fees. We will make sure
there are good options to protect your investments from sudden market swings
on the eve of your retirement.

We'll make sure a personal account cannot be emptied out all at once, but
rather paid out over time, as an addition to traditional Social Security
benefits. And we will make sure this plan is fiscally responsible, by
starting personal retirement accounts gradually, and raising the yearly
limits on contributions over time, eventually permitting all workers to set
aside 4 percentage points of their payroll taxes in their accounts.

FILTERED:

Let's hope that the market doesn't crash in the next 40 years! I hope
nobody asks where the money is going to come from to support the elderly who
run out of private funds by living too long!

Wow, 2 trillion to pay for all of this?  Our national debt is already 4
trillion. Damn that's a lot of money!!!


BUSH:

Personal retirement accounts should be familiar to federal employees because
you already have something similar called the Thrift Savings Plan, which
lets workers deposit a portion of their paychecks into any of five different
broadly based investment funds. It's time to extend the same security, and
choice, and ownership to young Americans. (Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

It's called a 401K idiot!


BUSH:

Our second great responsibility to our children and grandchildren is to
honor and to pass along the values that sustain a free society. So many of
my generation, after a long journey, have come home to family and faith and
are determined to bring up responsible, moral children. Government is not
the source of these values, but government should never undermine them.

Because marriage is a sacred institution and the foundation of society, it
should not be redefined by activist judges. For the good of families,
children and society, I support a constitutional amendment to protect the
institution of marriage. (Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

I know that you bible thumpers voted me in. So, even though I haven't lived
a moral life myself, I will feed you some rhetorical bullshit that you will
lap right up. I could tell you that God told me to take your Social
Security and you'd welcome it! You idiots will believe anything that your
are told!


BUSH:

Because a society is measured by how it treats the weak and vulnerable, we
must strive to build a culture of life.

FILTERED:

I don't want government too be involved in your life -- except when it has
to do something with vaginas.


BUSH:

Medical research can help us reach that goal by developing treatments and
cures that save lives and help people overcome disabilities, and I thank
Congress for doubling the funding of the National Institutes of Health.
(Applause.)

To build a culture of life, we must also ensure that scientific advances
always serve human dignity, not take advantage of some lives for the benefit
of others. (Applause.) We should all be able to agree -- (applause) -- we
should all be able to agree on some clear standards. I will work with
Congress to ensure that human embryos are not created for experimentation or
grown for body parts, and that human life is never bought or sold as a
commodity. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

All you crippled and paralyzed people are shit out of luck. I have to spew
some ideological bullshit to appease the moron majority.


BUSH:

America will continue to lead the world in medical research that is
ambitious, aggressive and always ethical.

FILTERED:

As long as it doesn't challenge the existence of God in any way!


BUSH:

Because courts must always deliver impartial justice, judges have a duty to
faithfully interpret the law, not legislate from the bench. (Applause.) As
president, I have a constitutional responsibility to nominate men and women
who understand the role of courts in our democracy and are well qualified to
serve on the bench, and I have done so. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

Think that you are stuck with my shit for only 8 years? Think again!


BUSH:

The Constitution also gives the Senate a responsibility: Every judicial
nominee deserves an up-or-down vote. (Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

How dare you Dems tell me what I can do?


BUSH:

Because one of the deepest values of our country is compassion, we must
never turn away from any citizen who feels isolated from the opportunities
of America. Our government will continue to support faith-based and
community groups that bring hope to harsh places.

FILTERED:

Thanks for supporting me religous right. Now here's your slice of the
government cheese.


BUSH:

Now we need to focus on giving young people, especially young men in our
cities, better options than apathy, or gangs, or jail. Tonight I propose a
three-year initiative to help organizations keep young people out of gangs,
and show young men an ideal of manhood that respects women and rejects
violence.

(Applause.)

Taking on gang life will be one part of a broader outreach to at-risk youth
which involves parents and pastors, coaches and community leaders, in
programs ranging from literacy to sports. And I am proud that the leader of
this nationwide effort will be our First Lady, Laura Bush. (Cheers,
applause.)

FILTERED:

I will support a program that involves lots of lip-service and no funding.


BUSH:

Because HIV/AIDS brings suffering and fear into so many lives, I ask you to
reauthorize the Ryan White Act to encourage prevention, and provide care and
treatment to the victims of that disease. (Applause.)

And as we update this important law, we must focus our efforts on fellow
citizens with the highest rates of new cases, African-American men and
women. (Applause.) Because one of the main sources of our national unity is
our belief in equal justice, we need to make sure Americans of all races and
backgrounds have confidence in the system that provides justice.

In America, we must make doubly sure no person is held to account for a
crime he or she did not commit, so we are dramatically expanding the use of
DNA evidence to prevent wrongful conviction. (Applause.) Soon I will send to
Congress a proposal to fund special training for defense counsel in capital
cases because people on trial for their lives must have competent lawyers by
their side. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I realize that I had absolutely nothing to do with this, but I must find
some way to pander to the African-Americans!


BUSH:

Our third responsibility to future generations is to leave them an America
that is safe from danger and protected by peace. We will pass along to our
children all the freedoms we enjoy; and chief among them is freedom from
fear.

In the three and a half years since September 11th, 2001, we've taken
unprecedented actions to protect Americans. We've created a new department
of government to defend our homeland, focused the FBI on preventing
terrorism, begun to reform our intelligence agencies, broken up terror cells
across the country, expanded research on defenses against biological and
chemical attack, improved border security, and trained more than a half
million first responders.

FILTERED:

For someone who is anti-government, I have spent more on government that any
other president in recent memory! And the department of Homeland Security
still hasn't secure our ports, water or chemical depots.


BUSH:

Police and firefighters, air marshals, researchers and so many others are
working every day to make our homeland safer, and we thank them all.
(Extended applause.)

FILTERED:

I'll take credit for more things that I have nothing to do with.


BUSH:

Our nation, working with allies and friends, has also confronted the enemy
abroad, with measures that are determined, successful and continuing. The al
Qaeda terror network that attacked our country still has leaders, but many
of its top commanders have been removed. There are still governments that
sponsor and harbor terrorists, but their number has declined. There are
still regimes seeking weapons of mass destruction, but no longer without
attention and without consequence. Our country is still the target of
terrorists who want to kill many and intimidate us all, and we will stay on
the offensive against them until the fight is won. (Cheers, applause.)

Pursuing our enemies is a vital commitment of the war on terror, and I thank
the Congress for providing our servicemen and -women with the resources they
have needed.

During this time of war, we must continue to support our military and give
them the tools for victory. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

One billion dollars a week spent a war that I created! Those guys at
Haliburton, GE and Raytheon owe me big time!!!


BUSH:

Other nations around the globe have stood with us. In Afghanistan, an
international force is helping provide security. In Iraq, 28 countries have
troops on the ground, the United Nations and the European Union provided
technical assistance for the elections, and NATO is leading a mission to
help train Iraqi officers.

FILTERED:

That Kofi Annan is full of crap! Invading Iraq wasn't illegal!


BUSH:

We're cooperating with 60 governments in the Proliferation Security
Initiative to detect and stop the transit of dangerous materials. We're
working closely with governments in Asia to convince North Korea to abandon
its nuclear ambitions.

FILTERED:

Crap, hopefully no one finds out that North Korea has been selling nukes to
Libya while we've had our thumbs stuck in our butts in Iraq.


BUSH:

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and nine other countries have captured or detained
al-Qaeda terrorists.

FILTERED:

Those sheep herders will never attack the US again. No more box cutters for
them!


BUSH:

In the next four years, my administration will continue to build the
coalitions that will defeat the dangers of our time. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

This military-industrial complex gravy train will keep on rolling! YEEHA!


BUSH:

In the long term, the peace we seek will only be achieved by eliminating the
conditions that feed radicalism and ideologies of murder. If whole regions
of the world remain in despair and grow in hatred, they will be the
recruiting grounds for terror, and that terror will stalk America and other
free nations for decades. The only force powerful enough to stop the rise of
tyranny and terror, and replace hatred with hope, is the force of human
freedom. (Cheers, applause.)

Our enemies know this, and that is why the terrorist Zarqawi recently
declared war on what he called the "evil principle" of democracy. And we've
declared our own intention: America will stand with the allies of freedom to
support democratic movements in the Middle East and beyond, with the
ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. (Applause.)

The United States has no right, no desire and no intention to impose our
form of government on anyone else. That is one -- (applause) -- that is one
of -- the main differences between us and our enemies. They seek to impose and
expand an empire of oppression, in which a tiny group of brutal,
self-appointed rulers control every aspect of every life. Our aim is to
build and preserve a community of free and independent nations, with
governments that answer to their citizens and reflect their own cultures.

And because democracies respect their own people and their neighbors, the
advance of freedom will lead to peace. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

I'll feed them some more crap about spreading freedom to tribal people and
nomads. Americans love that stuff!


BUSH:

That advance has great momentum in our time, shown by women voting in
Afghanistan and Palestinians choosing a new direction, and the people of
Ukraine asserting their democratic rights and electing a president. We are
witnessing landmark events in the history of liberty, and in the coming
years, we will add to that story. (Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

I forgot to mention that the Iraqis voted in Muslim clerics with strong ties
to Iran, and the Palestinians in Gaza voted in Hamas terrorists!!!


BUSH:

The beginnings of reform and democracy in the Palestinian territories are
now showing the power of freedom to break old patterns of violence and
failure.

Tomorrow morning, Secretary of State Rice departs on a trip that will take
her to Israel and the West Bank for meetings with Prime Minister Sharon and
President Abbas. She will discuss with them how we and our friends can help
the Palestinian people end terror and build the institutions of a peaceful,
independent democratic state.

To promote this democracy, I will ask Congress for $350 million to support
Palestinian political, economic, and security reforms. The goal of two
democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace is
within reach -- and America will help them achieve that goal. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

Screw diplomacy, we will do things that American way -- bribe some dirty
politicians to get our way!


BUSH:

To promote peace and stability in the broader Middle East, the United States
will work with our friends in the region to fight the common threat of
terror, while we encourage a higher standard of freedom. Hopeful reform is
already taking hold in an arc from Morocco to Jordan to Bahrain. The
government of Saudi Arabia can demonstrate its leadership in the region by
expanding the role of its people in determining their future. And the great
and proud nation of Egypt, which showed the way toward peace in the Middle
East, can now show the way toward democracy in the Middle East. (Applause.)

To promote peace in the broader Middle East, we must confront regimes that
continue to harbor terrorists and pursue weapons of mass murder. Syria still
allows its territory, and parts of Lebanon, to be used by terrorists who
seek to destroy every chance of peace in the region.

You have passed, and we are applying, the Syrian Accountability Act, and we
expect the Syrian government to end all support for terror and open the door
to freedom. (Applause.)

Today, Iran remains the world's primary state sponsor of terror, pursuing
nuclear weapons while depriving its people of the freedom they seek and
deserve. We are working with European allies to make clear to the Iranian
regime that it must give up its uranium enrichment program and any plutonium
reprocessing and end its support for terror. And to the Iranian people, I
say tonight: As you stand for your own liberty, America stands with you.
(Cheers, applause.)

FILTERED:

We are stuck with our thumb up our ass in Iraq, so all that we can do is
make some idle threats.


BUSH:

Our generational commitment to the advance of freedom, especially in the
Middle East, is now being tested and honored in Iraq. That country is a
vital front in the war on terror, which is why the terrorists have chosen to
make a stand there. Our men and women in uniform are fighting terrorists in
Iraq so we do not have to face them here at home. (Applause.)

FILTERED:

They call themselves patriots, we call them terrorists. Go figure!


- Terrence Philips

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