In delivering his seventh & final State of the Union address, bushit faced a steep challenge in persuading Americans to heed his words on the war, economic policy or any other issue, according to administration officials, lawmakers & outside observers, according to the Washington Post.  

In fact, bushit's State of the Union (SOTU) speech skipped bold proposals in favour of ones the US has heard before; a rather modest approach for a White House that prides itself on big ideas.

Attempting to shift blame for bushit's inaction to Congress, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said: "It's just not realistic," baselessly labelling the 110th Congress the "do-nothing Congress." "American people are looking for a new direction and leadership from Washington," noted Democrat Congressman Rahm Emanuel. "But what will the American people hear from the President during his State of the Union address? In the words of the White House: 'no new ideas.'

The time has come to trade no ideas for new ideas; lethargy for leadership.'" (See the top 99 failures of the Bush administration HERE). 

Examining bushit’s past SOTU addresses reveals a host of failed proposals. "I hope you will join me to pay down $2 trillion in debt," the shrub asked Congress in 2001. But under the great decider, the debt will top $10 trillion by January, 2009. Bushit vowed to help Katrina victims in his 2006 address, but notoriously did not even mention Katrina in his 2007 SOTU. In 2005, he called for the privatization of Social Security, an unpopular plan that also eventually failed. In 2007, bushit called for a "serious, civil, and conclusive debate" on comprehensive immigration reform but was unable to muster support from his conservative base to pass immigration legislation. 

Currently, 28 percent approve of the way bush is handing Iraq, but bush insists that "more time is needed for the Iraqi government to reach a political settlement" & be responsible for security. 

Bushit has been using the SOTU to tout false promises on Iraq for years. In 2004, he claimed that Iraqis were assuming more responsibility for security "month by month." Now Iraqi officials say they can't defend Iraq until 2018. "And our plan will help the Iraqi government take back its capital & make good on its commitments," the little phoney said in 2007, referring to political benchmarks. Today, the Iraqi government has met only three of 18 benchmarks.

Furthermore, the lame duck President used his last SOTU address to "ask voters to trust him with more surveillance authority." Bushit's Middle East peace push, the "initiative that has the most potential upside in terms of helping him to build a strong legacy," is now "on life support," said columnist Jim Hoagland. 

The economy is the number one issue for voters this year, but he of my pet goat approached his task with only 28 percent of the public approving of his handling of the issue - compared with 41 percent a year ago. Bushit urged Congress to complete work" on a bipartisan stimulus package. Last weekend, bushit said additions to the stimulus would "undermine this important bipartisan agreement."

But the little liar & his conservative allies blocked important provisions from being considered for the stimulus package, including unemployment benefits & food stamps. Senate Majority Leader, Democrat Harry Reid said he may press for these add-ons this week. 

Bushit's aides "privately acknowledged that the moments when the totally lame duck can be relevant are dwindling fast." Republican Senator John McCain skipped the speech & said: "George W. Bush destroyed the Republican Party...he did this on spending, the size of government, war, the ability to prosecute war, immigration & other issues."

 

Even getting the public's attention for the speech was a challenge. "Bushit's overall approval rating was 32 percent, his lowest ever," reported the Washington Post. "Sandwiched between Saturday's Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina & today’s Republican contest in Florida, the shrub faced the challenge of making himself heard above the growing din of the 2008 campaign.