She got da Obama feavah!

“Domestically, Mr. Obama suggested, somewhat strikingly if now conventionally, that while Ronald Reagan was wrong in saying, in his first inaugural, that “government is not the answer, government is the problem,” Bill Clinton too was wrong in saying, in a State of the Union, that “the era of big government is over.” Such talk, Mr. Obama suggested, is beside the point. “The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works.” Programs and policies that are effective should move forward, and those that are not “will end.” He said that those who “manage the public’s dollars” are obliged “to spend wisely . . . and do our business in the light of day.” Greater transparency and spending that is not wasteful will “restore the vital trust between a people and their government.”

In foreign affairs Mr. Obama signaled a break with Bush policy through the most memorable assertion in the speech: “Our power grows through its prudent use.” “America,” he said, “is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity.” He suggested a new emphasis on “sturdy alliances.” He lauded “humility and restraint,” and the force of “our example.”

Damn girl, just rip off your clothes and rush him already, cripes!

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