1.24.2007

State of the Union quiz

If you watched the State of the Union last night on CNN, the cutaway reaction shots to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pretty much said it all. One was all "oh....my....gawd", while the other was "I don't believe this sh*t". Meanwhile, John McCain looked relieved to be outnumbered by Democrats and that he wasn't going to have to back the Bush pony on its way to the glue factory.

1. President Bush's speech left this page with the impression that:

a) The President is an idiot.
b) The President is a Sociopath.
c) I would never play poker with Nancy Pelosi.
d) I should switch to cold medication that induces fewer hallucinations.

2. Reducing domestic oil consumption by 20% over five years to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil will work if:

a) The U.S. doesn't waste fuel by bringing all those troops home from Iraq.
b) Enough movies based on Marvel Comics characters are released to convince Americans of radiation's positive effects, thereby softening the public's response to nuclear power.
c) The President and the remaining Republican members of Congress sacrifice their first born children to the oil industry to make up for Big Oil's inconvenience.
d) Canada doesn't count as a foreign country.

3. Which geographic location was not mentioned during the State of the Union address?

a) Afghanistan
b) Iran
c) North Korea
d) Independence, Kentucky
e) New Orleans, Louisiana

4. The President's concept of a "civilian reserve corps to help fight the war on terror" amounts to:

a) Fantasy Camp for '24' fans.
b) Another good excuse not to talk to your neighbors.
c) A backdoor draft like what happened to the Army Reserve.
d) Forget the backdoor, this is just shoving people through the bathroom window.

5. The President plans to make health care more affordable for Americans by:

a) Taxing health care coverage.
b) Increasing taxes to employer-funded health care plans .
c) Demanding 'reforms' to Medicare and Medicaid .
d) Reducing strain of the private system by putting 92,000 more Americans on the Army's health care plan over the next five years.

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