I've been away for awhile. Saw the State of the Union address last night. A clearly divided Congress watched the President lay out his plan for what he thinks will become a second term (may God never let that happen), including the privatization of health care and social security, as well as permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest of all Americans. and the renewal of the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. You can read the text of his speech here. I hope that either John Kerry or Wesley Clark wins the nomination. Otherwise, we will be looking at another four years of the Bush/Cheney junta.