NEXTopia: State of the Union 2004 Four NEXT writers volley on President Bush's annual address: Chris Collins doesn't affiliate himself with a party but leans conservative. Randy Henderson is a practicer of the practical; he leans towards the liberal, but tries to see beyond the liberal vs. conservative ruts. Megan Matthews is centrist to liberal, committed to the environment and social justice. Nigel Stark is a conservative particularly concerned with fiscal policy and national defense. Respond to them (your name and comments will be considered for publication). The opinions are those of the individual writers, not necessarily those representing The Seattle Times.

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Megan's overall impression

EDITOR'S NOTE: MEGAN EXPANDED HER OVERALL IMPRESSIONS ON THE NEXTOPIA SITE, LINK IS HERE. To really wrap this up, I have to sit back and collect my thoughts, maybe read the speech another time when I'm not frantically clacking on the keyboard. Still, what I can say is that this seemed like a fairly hollow speech. I liked his prison-release proposal, but that was about it. The bottom line is that the State of the Union message is hypocritical. Big government should stay out of my Social Security and my health care, but they can decide who has the right to marry. In the end, Bush's words were full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. By the way, what happened to the moon?

Posted by Megan Matthews at January 20, 2004 07:21 PM