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Honestly I don't think Bush is a very good speaker. I read the speech didn't see it though. He basically touched on many things without going into a lot of depth like Social Security reform (it needs to be reformed), his education programs, and his prisoner rehabilitation programs to name a few. He was a little more specific about Medicare/Medicaid reform. I think his points about Homeland security were very good ones. Don't think we'll see the Patriot Act in it's current form again though. Liked the part about taxes and discretionary spending although to "fix" the budget deficit problem, entitlements such as Medicare/Medicaid (recent legislation is part of the reform) and Social Security will have to be reformed (I know Social Security is currently running at a surplus).

I got in a heated discussion with wife and daughter about drug testing in schools but he was vague about that too.