Riding on the Right

Here are a few of the phrases of sterling oratory you might hear in tonight’s State of the Union Address:

• We have more work to do
• As I stand here today
• Fundamental belief
• Defining moment
• Make Washington work
• Common purpose
• Building a better America
• Reduce the deficit
• It won’t be easy
• Hungry for change
• Willing to listen to each other
• Yes, we can
• Don’t get me wrong
• I’m fired up
• There are better days ahead
• Do Nothing Congress
• We’ll have to make hard choices
• We can be one people
• A new direction
• For far too long
• Jobs to the jobless
• Reshapes our economy
• Greatness of our nation
• Possibilities of this nation
• Believe in what this country can be
• Unity is the great need of the hour
• In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope
• We can work together to keep our country safe
• Abiding faith
• Brighter day will come
• Washington has a long way to go
• Overcome the adversity
• Bloated federal government

In fact, here is the SOTU compiled with most of the key phrases above. Enjoy:

As I stand here today I am reminded We have more work to do. It is my Fundamental belief that we can Make Washington work if we are Willing to listen to each other and Believe in what this country can be. I’m fired up, but, We’ll have to make hard choices. For far too long a Do Nothing Congress has stood in our way, rewarding the 1% at the expense of the rest of us working Americans. We will Reshape our economy, we will get Jobs to the jobless. We will Overcome adversity, we will reign in a Bloated federal government and Reduce the deficit. The Greatness of our nation convinces me There are better days ahead. We are Building a better America. We can be one people. Unity is the great need of the hour, as it is our Common purpose to build a fairer and more just America. Washington has a long way to go, but I know a Brighter day will come. America is Hungry for change, I see letters every day from average working Americans that tell me It won’t be easy, but I have an Abiding faith in the Possibilities of this nation. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope. Yes, we can. Thank you and God Bless America.

It appears our federal government is about to put the final nail in the trans US oil pipeline so Canadians can now sell the oil to the Chinese. Textbook stupid.  Though from this most political of administrations it is somehow not surprising. Whose political interest is being advanced here?

The photo below from an Obama fundraiser in San Francisco on October 25, 2011 accompanied Reuters reporting on this story today. The Arabic sign in the background is interesting. Is this another bow to Saudi interests? Arab opposition to the pipeline is an excellent reason to build it now.