Just Plain No!

I guess that State of The Union message didn't have the affect he wanted it to. So, he's out stumping again. Let's pick up some critical clues here. If you have to roam the country saying "trust me," you probably don't deserve any trust (or confidence).

President Bush said Wednesday he understands why the nation he has led for five years has become more anxious, and he urged people to have confidence in him.

Bush maintained his optimistic message in a lengthy speech at the Grand Ole Opry House that was designed to build momentum from the previous night's State of the Union address. But in a rare acknowledgment of the troubled times on his watch, he tried to show empathy with the public's worries.

'People are uncertain, in spite of our strong union, because of war, and I understand that,' Bush said.

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Outside, more than 100 protesters held up their own signs that said 'No Confidence' and 'No warrant, no wiretap, no W.' That was a reference to Bush's much-debated secret program of eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails in an attempt to sniff out terrorist plots, which he vigorously defended in his State of the Union address and inside the concert hall.

'Let me put it to you in Texan: If al-Qaida is calling into the United States, we want to know,' Bush said.

What a clown! I still don't think he gets it. He makes it seem like al-Qaida has some corporate headquarters with a phone bank. Because of him, al-Qaida has morphed from a small nework to an ideological movement (or as Bill Maher says, a lifestyle).