I’d like to say I’m surprised; that the liberals’ response to the President’s State of the Union Address came as a complete shock to me, but unfortunately it didn’t. I hesitate to write anything at all here, because there is really nothing new to say. Last night the president outlined his goals to strengthen the economy, to continue in, and ultimately win the fight against terror, and to work to bring together two parties who are diametrically opposed on nearly every issue. In response, liberals banged pots together. I assume they meant this to be some sort of protest, though of what, I have absolutely no idea. Perhaps they were protesting the outrageous price of cookware at Bed, Bath and Beyond (really, five hundred dollars for a Farberware set is ridiculous). Or maybe, just maybe, it was a display of solidarity for their caveman brethren. I can see them now, sitting around, beating on their pots and scratching themselves, just like the apes in the beginning of 2001: A Space Odyssey. “Kennedy right, Bush Bad! Krunk hate Bush!”

It’s sad really. They have no response for anything, except to make a lot of noise in the hope of drowning out their opposition. Their stated plan was to make so much noise as to drown out the President’s speech. Unfortunately, no one informed them that the State of the Union Address would be delivered from inside the Capitol building, thus rendering their little protest, not only insignificant, but altogether pointless as well. C-Span covered the protest for all of three minutes before getting bored and going inside. C-Span got bored with it! These are the same people who show security camera footage from inside the Senate chambers for hours at a time! How boring does your protest have to be to send C-Span packing? Funny, twelve people banging on pots just doesn’t have the same WOW effect it used to. Do these people even have a point of view anymore, or is it just the exact opposite of anything the president says?

And then there was Cindy “I won’t bathe or shave my underarms until Bush is impeached” Sheehan. What can be said about her that hasn’t been said already. She’s completely unhinged. She was arrested at the State of the Union Address, where she was a guest of Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, for wearing a t-shirt with the slogan: “2,245 Dead, How Many More?” Seems like a small issue, unless you understand that there is a rule against protesting inside the Capitol building, and given Miss Sheehan’s prior record, there could be no guarantee it would be a peaceful one. After all, this was certainly not her first arrest. I wouldn’t be surprised if she has her own cell at the D.C. lockup. I am very sorry for your loss Miss Shehan, but losing your son does not give you the right to bend the rules to suit you.

A word to the wise liberals: use the next three years wisely (though I’m sure you won’t). Find a good candidate to run and find and issue or two to stand behind. You’ll never get Bush impeached, and I’m pretty sure he won’t win the next election. You can’t run against him forever. We won. You lost. Get over it.

-Mike