It occurs to me the posters here could do a vastly better job of illuminating the TRUE state of the union, if we put our minds to it.
I’ve not organized a group series before – I’d love for someone else to take this on. I’d love to see posts on topics like these:
State of Education (why our literary rate is below that of Cuba’s, for example)
State of Medical Care
State of the Environment
And so forth. Ideas? Flames? I’m just putting this out there. I’d love to read the TRUTH about the state of the union, and I know we won’t get that from the President.
sounds like a good project to me.
You look for me. I don’t have the stomach for it!
But if you could momentarily quell your stomach, what topic might you choose?
God I’m so depressed. I’ve never felt this depressed before. In the past if I felt this depressed I would be suicidal, but I’m so depressed I don’t even feel like killing myself. LOL!!!
It just seems like the whole world has gone crazy and my life is totally meaningless. No, it’s more like the whole universe has gone crazy and all of our lives are totally meaningless. Reality took a wrong turn somewhere. This can’t be happening.
Not to worry. I’m fine really, I am!!!
It’s just a stupid speech. Someone wrote it and shitface rehearsed it and spewed it out in front of the cameras and it’s all staged and then the echo chamber starts echoing with stupidity and insanity rebounding off the walls.
The democrats may be in Congress but the media is still owned by a handful of corporate fascists who want to control what we think, and what we think about.
So there we are. Turn off the TV.
I know how you’re feeling. I went out into the city and interacted with people that were oblivious that a speech had occurred. It made me feel both worse and better.
Ack – I know that feeling too – both.
Oh, big hug to you, Mythmother! Gosh, I’ve been there. I think the best solution is to keep writing. You’re doing something.
But I know, I know. Los Angeles had an 85 degree day a couple of days ago. Tonight it’s going to be 20 degrees in the valley, thirty at the beaches. Our planet is whacked because that NEVER happens. It isn’t supposed to get that hot or that cold in Jan, and never in the same week. That’s a 60 degree swing. BIZZARE.
And then there’s Somalia, and the pending war with Iran. I don’t think Bush will leave office peacefully until he’s foisted that one upon us. I’m not an advocate of assassination, but we have to stop this man legally, and soon!!!!!!!
Thanks Boo and RHL! I don’t know why this weighs so heavily upon me. Must be a concatenation of circumstances. There are no easy fixes.
I don’t think we can address the state of American education between now and the SOTU, and give it a fair go. I fear that we’d end up with “it’s terrible, it sucks, NCLB is awful” in so many words. A single diary isn’t enough space to hit the important issues accurately, I think.
Even a slice of it would be interesting.
Any other takers?
Domestic policy is not my area of expertise, but so many of you live this stuff….
Meaning, you’re tagged, Kidspeak! 😉 And any other takers on other subjects or parts of subjects?