Did anyone else notice that the Internet didn’t come up at all in the President’s State of the Union speech last night? Not a mention. Nada. Of course, you can’t mention everything in one speech. Presidents that have tried to do so end with speeches that are forgettable political laundry lists. Still, I would have hoped that somewhere the President could have mentioned the technology that is changing our lives, and his policies toward it.
Making things worse, Dem Senate leader Harry Reid did mention the Internet in his response–but only to give the government credit for “creating” it in the ’70s.
President Bush, of course, will have plenty of other opportunities in the coming months to show that he recognizes the critical role of Internet policy, starting with the selection of a new FCC chairman. Its not Iraq, but nonetheless an area where some bold thinking would help.
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