We know you're gearing up for President Bush's (perhaps final?) State of the Union address next Tuesday, and just when you're getting discouraged by all of those standing ovations, refer back to Ruy Teixiera's Donkey Rising for a pulse-of-the-nation reality check on what Americans really think about Bush, the Iraq war, health care and the economy. It's proof we're not living in George Bush's America.
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