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President Bush's State of the Union speech set an optimistic tone for the the coming year. He said,

“we have proven pessimists wrong before and we can do it again".

He covered all topics - from the war in Iraq to health care. It's been an exciting year, from fierce hurricanes in Louisiana to "earthquakes" in the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominees. Bush also managed to pass prescription drug benefits through Congress. The next year will bring new challenges to face for the American people. Mr. Bush hopes that we will stand behind him and the Republicans in the elections this November.

Mr. Bush believes that the war in Iraq is going well and that we should stay the course. Giving up now would allow these small cells of terrorists to halt the advance of freedom and democracy. Mr. Bush believes a good turnout for the Iraqi elections showed the other Middle Eastern nations that democracy will always triumph over terrorism.

Health care was one of Mr. Bush's key issues from last year. It will be one of his central issues in the coming year. Prescription drug coverage last year enabled older people to get coverage for their medicine that they previously could not afford. But is this the role of government? I don't think Mr. Bush should press drug coverage much more because it gives more power to the federal government. Is funding of health care the proper role of the federal government?

Mr. Bush is also putting pressure on congress to make the tax cuts permanent. The President sai that by the year 2009 that the government will have giving back to the tax payer over 14 billion dollars. Mr. Bush said that we should help immigrants who want to come into this country legally. President Bush that hopes that in the coming year that democrats and republicans can put away their partisan politics, work together and lead this country into the next generation.

Tonight is the President's State of the Union address before Congress and the nation. Will you be watching? Thankfully, orchestra was cancelled tonight and will not interfere with my ability to watch the speech. I hope to write a post for tomorrow.

Isn't it amazing how the busyness of life, work and school can sidetrack you from God's beautiful creation? Everyday when you wake up you expect the sun to rise (or have risen depending on how long you sleep).

Did you know that if the earth was just a little closer to the sun we would all fry? And the earth was just a little farther from the sun; we would all live in a place equivalent to the North Pole.

Every year you expect your flowers and trees to grow and bloom. But really there's a very long process which takes place to make that happen.

So what makes us so bogged down that we forget God's creation? I think we are sometimes too focused on ourselves and school, work, etc that we forget why were are and what is around us. I think that if we just take a step back from life, we will enjoy God's creation more.

Spunky Homeschool (aka: Mom) is going to a homeschool convention for the weekend...YAHOO! Last time she went to a homeschool convention, my dad bought us lots of candy and rented some movies for us to watch. Even though I will miss her I will get more computer time while she is gone, thats if my sister Kristin dosn't hog it all.

...back again. And this time it's FOR REAL! I hope to blog a little more often now that school has started again.

Expect more from me soon...

Christmas was pretty good. I got lots of cool gifts. I also got a hilarious card from my brother Josh.

It was white and had nothing on the front. I opened it and found this message:

Dear you, from me.

Merry Christmas

I have never laughed so hard in my life.