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Let’s Be Clear


Right from the beginning, let’s be clear … No, I did not watch President Biden’s SOTU speech on 3/1/22. There were multiple reasons for my decision including that there was no way I could possibly watch Kamala and Pelosi in the background for a hour straight. However, I did read multiple excerpts from that speech and was convinced that I had made the right decision. (FYI: instead of watching the SOTU, I watched the end of a recorded DePaul University basketball game, read some Stephen King, and flossed … and let’s be clear, each individually proved to be more enjoyable than the SOTU … yes, including the flossing!)

Likewise, as I am an equal opportunity employer, let’s be clear, I did not watch Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Republican response. However, I did read her response. 

She pointed out that J.B. said that “he wanted to ‘make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home, and he’s failed on both fronts.”

She also stated that “we shouldn’t ignore what happened in the run-up to Putin’s invasion. Waiving sanctions on Russian pipelines while limiting oil production here at home; focusing on political correctness rather than military readiness; reacting to world events instead of driving them.

Weakness on the world stage has a cost. And the president’s approach to foreign policy has consistently been too little, too late.”

She hit a home run  when she said, “Americans are tired of a political class trying to remake this country into a place where an elite few tell everyone else what they can and cannot say. What they can and cannot believe. They’re tired of people pretending the way to end racism is by categorizing everybody by their race. They’re tired of politicians who tell parents they should sit down, be silent, and let government control their kids’ education and future.”

She spoke a lot about inflation and how it effects the common folk who live outside the Beltway in D.C.  She focused on what it is doing to American families by way of a glimpse at her past.

For the sake of brevity, I will not repeat the other outstanding, practical points that she continued to make, but you can either watch or read it at:

State of the Union: Read Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s speech – WPXI

In general, let’s be clear, it appeared that her speech spoke to the American people, whereas J.B’s spoke mainly to the elites and spoke down to the American people.

3/3/22

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