The State of the Union already seems like old news in our fast-paced world, but Noonan's comments on it are interesting. Her perspective on the Democrat's reactions to Bush is also entertaining. I don't completely agree with her, but there is enough truth to it to make liberals squirm. It just shows the problem to defining yourself as against Bush as opposed to standing for something. Other than supporting every type of abortion, current Democrats don't seem to stand for much in common. Some comments by Noonan.

Yeah, I think he's [President Bush is] tying them [The Democrats] in knots. They say he's a lone cowboy but he goes with Colin Powell and approaches the U.N. and asks for its help. They say he's a unilateralist so he shocks them the other day with an unexpected statement of support from eight European leaders--including a great man and idealist named Vaclav Havel. They say they need more detail so he announces Mr. Powell will go to the U.N. Security Council with a full brief. They say Mr. Powell is a lone voice of sanity in the administration and Mr. Powell comes out powerfully to back the president. They say they need proof of "imminence" of Iraqi attack, and Mr. Bush counters that, um, terrorists and dictators don't send notes announcing they'll be coming to visit.

Her comments do point out some problems with the Left. If I were running the Democratic party, I would focus on paying off the National Debt and welcoming pro-lifers into the party. The younger generations may not agree with the Republicans on many issues, but the majority of them oppose abortion.