Blogging the democratic revolution
Posted in the Ukraine Action Report, the speech basically thanks the European Union for their support, rejects the “neighborhood policy” in favor of full member status, explains how Ukraine will reform, and talks a lot about freedom and democracy. A great speech, overall, for a prestigious president.
I already posted my favorite quotes from Bush’s speech, but there is still plenty of speculation and analysis from the blogosphere that is worth reading. Here’s the full transcript of the speech. And here is a lot of the preliminary commentary wrapped up by Chester. Because it was so long ago, you may not remember when I predicted Bush’s “war on tyranny” inauguration speech, but I think Bill’s analysis of the speech given to Europe is good because he predicted it with great foresight on the pragmatism of idealism. Neo Coneli has reads into what Bush’s plan for Israel. More…
Drudge has posted many fantastic excerpts from President Bush’s speech today in Brussels, which reads fantastically. “The alliance of Europe and North America is the main pillar of our security in a new century. Our robust trade is one of the engines of the world economy. Our example of economic and political freedom gives hope to millions who are weary of poverty and oppression. In all these ways, our strong friendship is essential to peace and prosperity across the globe – and no temporary debate, no passing disagreement of governments, no power on earth will ever divide us.” “Today, America…
Alright, the Democrats are doing a broadcast of what they think we should do. This should be interesting. In fact, it already is, because he is talking about values. They are, in their credit, at least trying to calmly explain where the Democrats stand. But… alas, I find myself disagreeing at the very core of these values. The first point being on the protection of today’s jobs from shipping overseas. It makes me question their judgement, being the historical party of raising taxes. Note that the countries with the highest growth and investment are those with the lowest taxes. If…
I’ll be using this thread for updating the liveblog. I’ll be covering what is happening on Fox News because they’ll do the speech with a lot of post-election fallout and analysis coverage. Remember, this is Central/Arizona time! 7:00 – Laura Bush took her seat in the box with a few Iraqi voters. Very cool. And they’re just introducing the cabinet mambers. 7:05 – President Bush was just introduced. Big applause, though I’m guessing a duo of Massachusetts senators aren’t putting their all into it. He’s wearing the red power tie, perfect for what kind of speech this is shaping up…