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January 24, 2007
Role Reversal
How sad is it that Democratic Rep. Michael Michaud's comments on the president's speech are much more amicable than those of Republican Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins?
"Tonight, the president stressed the need to address pressing domestic issues like the promotion of health care coverage for the uninsured, reforming immigration, and improving education. ... I found the president’s proposals for energy independence particularly positive," Michaud said in a statement.It seems Snowe and Collins were too busy looking for headlines to bolster their "maverick" status. They've spent considerable time criticizing various Bush administration proposals. Surely they've had time to come up with some substantive policy proposals to offer as an alternative, right?"I look forward to working with him and colleagues on both sides of the aisle on alternative fuel development and what we can do together to tackle the issue of global warming," the congressman said.
Thank you, Representative Michaud, for providing an example of how the parties can disagree without rancor.
Ian at Hot Air has a gallery of how some members of Congress responded to the speech.
UPDATE - Lileks pointed out something I didn't realize last night. The president mentioned Baby Einstein in his speech. I think it's a conspiracy to drive all the parents of America completely mad.
You heard it here first.
Posted by slublog at January 24, 2007 09:25 AM
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