This is one of those boring political posts.

I try to think generous thoughts about GWB's State of the Union speech. His supposed new agenda (fighting global warming and making healthcare more accessible 'n stuff) could be seen as an empty gesture that was forced on him because of the ascent of The Pelosi. But I choose, instead, to see it as the Executive bowing to the will of the voters. Democracy in action and all that.

THEN DICK CHENEY HAS TO GO AND RUIN IT.



Mistakes? Hogwash. He goes right back to blaming the media and basically accusing anyone who questions the White House of working with the enemy.

Then, equally annoying, the rest of the news outlets just wanted to focus on the showdown at the end over his hypocrisy re: his lesbian daughter and her right to have children. I'm gay and I want to have kids, but honestly who GIVES A SHIT about his view of gay rights? Why push him on that point but let him get away with saying that Iraq has been nothing but a string of successes?!?!?! Newsflash: crotchety old bigot loves lesbian daughter but hates gays. Who. Fucking. Cares. About. That.

I'm tired of the soapy quality of political news coverage. They always go for the personal stories and it just feels so completely off point to me.

UPDATE: I just heard the Bush interview on NPR. "[Bush] responded to a question about the highly confident picture of Iraq painted by Vice President Dick Cheney by saying Cheney had 'a glass half-full mentality.'" THAT GLASS HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR A LONG TIME, GUYS.