Second verse, same as the first

I had some articles about Bush laying out his plans for his second term tonight, but my browser crashed. So now I just have news about the speech itself:

"For a speech that was supposed to start laying out an agenda, it's difficult to spot what was new about it besides the hype," said Phil Singer, a spokesman for the Kerry campaign. "The fact is that George Bush has been in office for four years and has yet to focus on the needs of American families."

Most of the items Mr. Bush touched on in his speech were existing proposals, some of which he has pushed for years. He repeatedly emphasized the importance of reducing what he called "junk lawsuits" and large damage awards that he said drove up the cost of health care and cost the economy jobs. He called for passage of his energy plan, which is centered on encouraging more domestic oil and gas production. He called for harnessing information technology to cut health care costs.

The picture is supposed to become more clear as we near the Republican convention. It sounds instead like a free "Bush's Greatest Misses" CD will be given to every voter in America.