"Last
night in Washington, our President George W. Bush, 43rd President of these United States, delivered
his seventh and some would say final State of the Union address [on screen:
Bush saying, 'The state of the union will remain strong']. Added the president,
'I've done everything I could to jack this union up these past years, but
union, you beat me. I tip my hat to you. You're a hell of a union.' But it was
a big night. Everybody who was constitutionally mandated to be anybody was
there. Hillary Clinton in a stunning red dress looking radiant, proving she
would be the most electrifying cutaway. Son of a bitch, no! [on screen: FLOTUS
Laura Bush also in red]. No! Damn you, Laura Bush! You promised me you would be
in gabardine." --Jon Stewart
"Of
course, this was the president's final chance to state his case for his
presidential legacy. For the man who came to Washington as a uniter, for him to
tout the great bipartisan accomplishments of his seemingly freakishly long
presidency [on screen: Bush saying, 'Six years ago we came together to pass the
'No Child Left Behind Act']. And that was it. It seems that as the president
comes to the end of his two terms, he has finally realized the best way to get
things done for you is for you to do it [on screen: Bush saying, 'We must trust
in the ability of free peoples to make wise decisions. We must trust in the
creative genius of American researchers. We must trust in the wisdom of
founders. We must trust in the skill of our scientists. We must trust American
workers. We must trust patients and doctors. We must trust Americans with the
responsibility of homeownership']. By the way, when he says we must trust
Americans, he doesn't mean like the royal we as in him. I think we know his position
on trusting us [on screen: Bush saying, 'I'm the decider']." --Jon Stewart

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