Jack Kingston: “last night the President's speech was somewhat like the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated; thrilling, exciting, but…”

“last night the President's speech was somewhat like the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated; thrilling, exciting, but full of dreams and fantasy. It was a golden oldies collection of Bill Clinton's greatest hits, lines, and slogans from 1992. Welfare reform, a middle-class tax cut, and, of course, balancing the budget. In fact, I thought he was running in the New Hampshire primary, but facts deal harshly with fiction. The rhetoric of the candidate has dissolved into the reality of a President. We sent him welfare reform; he vetoed it. We sent him a middle-class tax cut; he vetoed it. We sent him a balanced budget, and he vetoed that. The hot air from last night's speech explained why even 3 feet of snow quickly melts in Washington, DC. Mr. Speaker, I would say to the President: Mr. President, put your pen where your mouth is. Sign some of the legislation that you talked about last night, and then let us get this country moving again.”