State of the Union: An exercise in truth stretching

[J.K. Gregg]

[Indy]

Well I'm glad to see we all agree that Politifact is a most reliable source.

[J.K. Gregg]

Much more reliable than a politician's preaching.

[Indy]

I wasn't kidding. I use it all the time.

That said, how can you guys even stomach watching Obama/SOTU anymore? I literally cannot watch that guy give speeches. Thank God there was a Hawks game on.

Not to be outdone, though, Rubio comes along and... WTF was that? Was he trying to out-embarrass Bobby Jindal?

[Kane]

How do you start a thread on the SOTU speech and not include either the transcript or the video?

[J.K. Gregg]

[Precocity]

[Indy]

The worrisome thing about the sequester is that if it kicks in, we're basically heading back into recession.

Not to mention the insanity of a congress so dysfunctional that it had to put in a suicide clause to compel it to act.

[Kane]

[J.K. Gregg]

We can't continue on this spending path. Sequester isn't the best way to do it, but it has to happen somehow, and if the legislative branch is so inept that it can't keep its fiscal house in order, then I say sequester the hell out of it. The CBO said that sequestration would hurt in the short term, but be better for the country's finances in the long term. I'm inclined to agree.

Still wish we had cut things in a smarter, more calculated way though.