Don't worry this one's short, I promise.

 

So my dad and I were watching the State of the Union address over a casual dinner of left-overs.  We were both pleased to see Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi--a representative from our state--sitting in the speaker's chair, next to Dick Cheney and behind George W. Bush.

 

We were also surprised to hear Bush mention--for the first time--"the serious issue of global climate change."

 

"Holy crap!" my father exclaimed.  "Did he--did he just SAY what I thought he said?"

 

"Global climate change?" I asked, before clarifying with a quote from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:  "It don't seem natural, but I reckon it's so."

 

"Well, I'll be damned," said my father, pushing up his glasses.  "It's about time."

 

We were not too pleased, however, about the decision to keep our forces in Iraq--considering what it's costing our country in money and blood.  But two things brightened the evening for us significantly:

 

1.  The fact that, apparently, John McCain dozed off during the speech (i.e., C-span caught him on tape with his eyes closed and head bowed--which doesn't look good at all).

2.  Jim Webb's rebuttal to address--proving he's not only a decorated Vietnam veteran with a stake in this war (his son's over there), but he's also a very eloquent speaker.