What if GW were to write his own SOTU;
All the words are the president's own:
Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished citizens and fellow citizens:
This is historic times.
The past is over. There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again. Our nation must come together to unite. A leadership is someone who brings people together. When you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war. Presidents, whether things are good or bad, get the blame. I understand that.
I think the American people -- I hope the American -- I don't think, let me -- I hope the American people trust me.
This is historic times.
There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead, but I know something about being a government. And you've got a good one. Dick Cheney and I do not want this nation to be in a recession. We want anybody who can find work to be able to find work because I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.
This is historic times.
The true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves. Christian, Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu, people have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves. Families are where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.
There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country. See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction. There's no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world's worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world's worst weapons. It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way.
This is historic times.
See, we love -- We love freedom. That's what they didn't understand. They hate things; we love things. They act out of hatred; we don't seek revenge, we seek justice out of love. The goals for this country are peace in the world. And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen.
I think war is a dangerous place, but we ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure. Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat. My views are one that speaks to freedom.
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