SOTU

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Doug:
> So what are the odds on the State of the Union effect? My guess is 
> that as long as Bush avoids visibly frothing, it will be proclaimed a 
> "home run" by the pundits, who will condede that he still has a 
> little more work to "close the deal" on the war, but conclude that 
> the speech was a masterful and heroic intervention that has changed 
> the course of history. Am I being too pessimistic?
>

That is a sure bet, Doug.  Officialdom and its public appearance are
predictable as bowel movement, and especially so in this country.   Tell
us if it were any different after it's over.  I have no stomach or time
to listen to Bushshit.

Wojtek