"Panmalomania" is good, has a nice cadence and ring of psychosis to it.

Is there a way to add a teaspoon of fascism and perhaps a sprinkle of dishonesty to it?

I love words. Yum yum yum.

I have not taken the time yet to read any of the previous comments but thought I'd add that the vote in the Senate does not seem to be newsworthy to the New York Times as of 5.27 PST.

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:

I have the distinct privilege of delivering a truly historic and significant message to the nation tonight. When I ran for the office of the presidency, I campaigned on the promise that I would be a uniter, not a divider. After seven years in office and a lot of hard work, I’m pleased to report tonight, that that campaign promise has now been fulfilled. No one wants to hear a long night of eloquence from this president (pause for applause and chuckles). So, in the interest of brevity and as a testament to the national unity brought about by this administration, my State of the Union address will consist of only five brief statements.

These statements, after much negotiation and cooperation, reflect a truly bipartisan and consensus assessment of the state of this union. The formulation of these statements also considered the interests of the corporate sector and, of course, we fully expect the faithful concurrence of those represented by the members of the media here tonight. Further, with the emphasis on unity inspired by this administration, the Democrat party has decided to forego their traditional post-speech rebuttal and allow these statements to also represent their view of the nation as it stands today. But, even more significant and historic, after last minute negotiation with the citizen constituency and some minor editing, these statements also reflect the view of the ordinary people of this nation. The citizens whose views are represented here, did not alter the statements. Their only wish was to decide the sequential delivery of the statements in the belief that their assessment would be best reflected by this arrangement.

So, without further ado, I’m proud to say that the entire nation agrees that as a result of the efforts of this administration, the United States of America is:

Fundamentally sound in every facet required to make a strong nation.

United for victory in the Global War on Terror.

Boldly anticipating the future resulting from this administration’s policies.

Aware of the vigilance required to shield the nation against its enemies.

Resolute in a shared commitment to fulfill this nation’s destiny.

Thank you, and good night!

I only had fives shots left in the bottle.

repeat it to anyone who'll listen and even to those who won't; add it to your email signature line; put it in every email to senators, media, friends and family. "It" is:

Why does Bush want to protect telcos more than citizens?

p.s. thanks to whoever made some much needed edits to the FISA Wiki today...

Glenn:

Reward lawbreaking with immunity? Fine. Give the President new warrantless eavesdropping powers? No problem. Abolish habeas corpus and legalize torture? Sure. Deprive a Senator of the Right to vote on an amendment before cloture? Unacceptable!

When the house collapses around us like a tower of toothpicks because a million termites were left to chew it to woodchips, Senate Democrats will proudly point out that they ensured the termites were only allowed to work their mischief three days a week, between the hours of 2 and 6.

It's in writing and everything.

One thing that is quite significant about all this is that Diane Feinstein changed her vote to reflect the wishes of her constituents. That is a press-stopper right there.

This shows that even the most corrupt, bought-and-paid-for politician can be forced to do the right thing through clogging the switchboard and email. In fact, back in December when she first started feeling this pressure, she sent out a sudden slew of emails touting her support of progressive causes. She must have realized then that she was on thin ice.

or so he claims.

Moe Lane at RedState:

http://www.redstate.com/stories/congress/
/senate_democrats_gearing_up_to_give_bush_a_fisa_talking_point

Senate Democrats gearing up to give Bush a FISA talking point.
By Moe Lane

I just finished participating in a conference call with Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) regarding the FISA bill (other attendees included folks from NAM's ShopBlog, the Weekly Standard, and Newsbusters). When asked whether we were going to get cloture on the Bond-Rockefeller amendment, [...] the Senator reported that it's unlikely.

This almost certainly means that we're going to hear about it tonight in the SotU address, and does certainly mean that the clock is now ticking in earnest for Senator Reid to stop being obstructionist on something that obviously enjoys bipartisan support. The vote will start up at 4:30, so we'll see.

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UPDATE: Both cloture motions fail, right on schedule. Amusingly, this passage by Greenwald sums it up nicely, once you get past the rather peculiar worldview that considers reckless Democratic obstructionism to be "meaningfully good," and listening in on our enemies to be bad:

http://salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/28/fisa_debate

All this really means is that they will now proceed to debate and vote on the pending amendments to the bill, almost certainly defeat all of the meaningfully good ones [...]

[...] Senate Republicans deliberately provoked this outcome and were hoping for it, by sabotaging what looked to be imminent Democratic capitulation so that Bush could accuse Democrats tonight of failing to pass a new FISA bill, thus helping their friend Osama.

- - Glenn Greenwald

Thanks, guys, he will. And you did fail - and I'll add that it's all your fault, too. Although please note that it was Greenwald, not I, who accused you of being Osama's buddy.

- - Moe Lane at RedState

padding on sharp surfaces and mattresses on the floor are strongly recommended.

Add in "uh's" and vacant stares, and all but the most hardened alcoholics should expect to tip over after about eleven minutes.

Dang, that's funny! I'm not that brave, and I try to treat my liver kindly, but it might be the only way to survive the SOTU address, and avoid aiming my shotgun at the teevee.