Interesting t.v. watching tonight… I’m sure my Republican friends and family were cheering along with the Republican members of Congress, who could not wait to jump out of their chairs to give W. a standing o. I actually did more listening than watching because I disliked seeing Chaney smirk in the background.

I did take immense pleasure with the looks on the Democrats’ faces… Pelosi looked pained and slightly annoyed. Kerry and Mikulski looked bored. Obama looked frustrated. I don’t know how they got through the whole speech! Thank goodness that the president gave the Democrats something to stand up for… reduction of greenhouse gases.

Again in his speech, President Bush tried to perpetuate the myth that Democrats over-tax Americans. It’s a mantra that Republicans repeat over and over again. I even hear it from my own family.

So far, I’m a fan of the rebuttal by the governor of Kansas. She just said that many of us at home were probably sitting at home wondering what all the standing ovations and clapping meant. Who stood when? And, in the end, what does this mean to me?

That’s what I am wondering… how will these promises affect me? Will change finally come to Washington?

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