SOTU and I'm sober!
Our president was eloquent tonight! I also wanted to throw puff balls at the tv set within seconds of turning the thing on, but that's besides the point.
Bush had quite a few things to say that were very interesting. Hamas is a threat, and it would be a shame to see matters escale again between Israel and Palestine. We need a leader to continue to smooth things over between those two groups. Avoid hostilities between them. Unfortunately, now that Hamas is in control, everything is substantially more complicated.
We have an addiction to oil. Next.
Wiretapping. The EFF just sued AT&T for allowing the NSA direct access to their telecommunications network without a warrant. The EFF protects the average citizen's civil liberties. This includes our right to a reasonable expectation of privacy. If the NSA thinks that terrorists are communicating then they need to get a warrant from a judge. Besides, the only way they're going to have these suspicions are if they have some other kind of evidence, which in turn may be sufficient for a warrant. Don't trample on a citizen's rights just because there might be a mention of bin Laden in a household. This very well may be a heated discussion about the fastest way to execute the murderer in Arabic!
Finally, I wonder if the senators were tired of all that standing.
