Howard Dean: “It Is a Very, Very Good Speech. I Am Delighted.”

[sufrommich]

“I am going to be blunt about this I have seen the speech. It was leaked. It is a very, very good speech. I am delighted. I'm frankly a little surprised. The president is mindful of the deficit. He makes it clear he wants to work with the congress but with the most extraordinary thing is he lays down the gap gauntlet. Millionaires will have to pay more taxes if we are going to cut kids and other folks dependent on it. He made it clear this is going be a shared sacrifice and the tax cut extended for the people who make a million a year is not going to be extended again if we are going to do anything about the deficit. That was extraordinary. There is a lot of great stuff about the environment. I have to say, in print, we'll see how he delivers it, it is one of the most substantive speeches I have seen him make.”

Dean: “It Is a Statesman-Like Tone. He Sets Down Markers that Democrats Can Be Proud of.” “I have to say I’m jubilant about what the president is about to say. I didn't expect it. I didn't expect the tone. It is a statesman like tone. He sets down markers that democrats can be proud of.”

[Myrina]

1. Yeah, the SPEECH was great ...

The real intent and follow up actions? We'll see.

[MineralMan]

6. Already decided he'll fail? How sad.

[bobbolink]

2. "shared sacrifice"

:rofl:

[somone]

3. Obama doesn't write or make bad speeches

The problem is in what he does and doesn't do.

[sufrommich]

4. I think I'll trust Dean's analysis on what a good SOTU speech

should do.

[MineralMan]

5. Thanks, Howard Dean.

I agree.

[JNelson6563]

7. The gauntlet has been thrown down

Now lets see what the R's do in the coming weeks and months to obstruct this to-do list that garnered a 91% approval rating.

Julie

[MineralMan]

8. I'm sure they'll do their best to obstruct it all.

It's what GOOPers do. If they succeed, some will say it was President Obama's fault. Count on it. I think, sometimes, that some people actually WANT the President to fail. Very sad business, that.

[EFerrari]

9. Aim low, Howard.

[MineralMan]

10. Under the bus with Howard Dean, is it?

Pretty soon, nobody will be left.

[EFerrari]

11. "it is one of the most substantive speeches I have seen him make.”

Howard has become very politic in his remarks. It is a skill.