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What was your opinion of Bush's State of the Union address?
President Bush delivered a 53-minute State of the Union address on Monday night.  
By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers

Published Jan. 29, 2008 at 5:08 a.m.
Tags: president bush, state of the union, economic growth, iraq war, surge

President Bush presented his final State of the Union address Monday night, temporarily wrestling the headlines away from the candidates that are battling to replace him.

Bush's speech, delivered in prime time on the eve of the critical Florida primary, clocked in at 53 minutes and featured numerous applause breaks from Republican legislators.

The primary focus of the speech was the economy, which appears to have replaced the Iraq War as the top concern among the electorate.

"In the long run, Americans can be confident about our economic growth," Bush said. "But in the short run, we can all see that growth is slowing."

Bush chided lawmakers for sneaking expensive special-interest projects into bills and asked them to approve his $150 billion tax rebate plan, which is designed to stimulate economic growth. Bush also called for his tax cuts to be made permanent.

"The actions of the 110th Congress will affect the security and prosperity of our nation long after this session has ended," Bush said.

Bush also talked about how the surge in Iraq has been successful and called for an international agreement on climate change.

What did you think were the highlights at lowlights of the President's speech? Use the Talkback feature to let us know.

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CoolerKing mkelover-Funny, but I don't recall stating whether I was a Democrat or a Republican ...
Absopo Most of Bush's presidency has consisted of media hype over supposed scandals ...
mkelover So you didn't vote for Bush in 2000 because he didn't have experience in world ...
CoolerKing Bush pretty much delivered what was predicted in that speech. I don't hate the ...
mitchgat Suggested Reading for those who wonder how we got here and why it will be difficult ...


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