Oh, good grief, the Bush twins blew. That was terrible. I mean they looked very stylish and all, but their material blew. It sounded like a fifty-year old member of the Bush speechwriter staff tried to come up with something hip and edgy for some 20-somethings to say. Lots of pop culture references. They used "Sex and the City" and "Outkast" as set ups to jokes. I can't repeat the jokes because my mind, in an effort to protect me, is blocking the memory. Jeff Greenfield on CNN said "Whoever in the Bush campaign gave 5 minutes of Las Vegas material to the Bush daughters should be walking precinct in Alaska by next week."
Governor Biceps gave a damn good speech last night. But. The dirty secret of the whole Arnold thing is that the guy is really a liberal. He's for gay rights, gun control, and environmental regulation. He is to the left of the late Grey Davis on a number of issues including crime. Read this TNR story on the speech and his politics:
Consider these political inversions: In the last few weeks, Schwarzenegger has proposed massively expanding Indian gambling, recommended levying a utility rate hike to pay for solar energy, and signed off on the parole of a convicted murderer--all to opposition from leading Democrats.
Governor Bench Press is a liberal guy. He is married to a Kennedy. Case closed.
Finally a brief word about the First Lady. I think it is a pretty good indicator of how important terrorism is and how badly Iraq hurts Bush if even the First Lady is talking about it.
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