Is our children learning? Oops, wrong speech.

So yesterday I took a break from math homework to watch the president give his speech to the country. I thought that he seemed rather nervous and pale at the beginning, but got a bit more relaxed as it went on. In the speech, he discussed his plan of bringing 21,500 more troops into Iraq, mainly the Baghdad area, to help quell sectarian violence. The entire speech focused on this idea, but some standout moments in my mind were when President Bush said that mistakes had been made and he took responsibility for them, which I really appreciated, and when he mentioned Iran and Syria, which sort of threw me for a loop as I wasn't expecting them to be mentioned.

I also kept the channel on to watch the democratic response, which was just what I had expected: against the plan.

Nullify THIS.

Andrew Jackson did not violate states’ rights by declaring nullification an act of treason. By asserting the power of the government over the states, he set a precedent that could be followed in many cases for years to come. He dealt with South Carolina in a firm yet peaceful manner. He proclaimed the true fact that South Carolina was one of the United States of America, and in order to be the United States, the states must be united! When they ratified the constitution, they agreed to follow the laws of the states. If states had the power to make their own decisions about following federal laws, they would be going against the will of their country, which would be treasonous in ways, like Andrew Jackson said it would be.