Human-animal hybrids

I managed to get through another year without watching the SOTU. Thank God! I don't have to buy a new TV. If I had watched, I surely would have.

I have, however, read the transcript and some of the post-speech commentary. On the whole, it sounds as though the speech was a bit of a dud -- not likely to lead to a large, permanent bounce in the polls.

One part I wish I hadn't missed was the Democrats' demonstration on Social Security. I would have loved to see the expression on King George's face when the lackies stood up to the king.

Meanwhile, if anything in the speech appealed to you, just remember "clean skies," "healthy forests," "prescription drug coverage," and "no child left behind." Whenever this man says something that sounds even halfway good, you can bet he's going to do the opposite.

My favorite in the speech is the following:

Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research: human cloning in all its forms; creating or implanting embryos for experiments; creating human-animal hybrids; and buying, selling or patenting human embryos.

That's just what every medical researcher is shooting for. Yup, those human-animal clones are really neat stuff.

Do you suppose he's been watching the Chronicles of Narnia? Talking lions, beasts with human torsos and heads, etc.

Or, maybe he got confused about this and thought he was talking about energy conservation using hybrids.