A battle is brewing in America, and last night’s state of the union address was the final troop movement toward the line of debarkation.

With his address, President Barack Obama confirmed suspicions that this election cycle will be solely about words and not about the actual practices and policies of an administration — a tactic utilized by the Republicans for the past decade.

You see, to hear Obama speak last night, you would swear that he is both Democrat and Republican — all things to all people.

Unfortunately, double talk is the crutch that politics stand on.
Obama talked tough on defense, claimed job creation, became the solution to our bloated bureaucracy and declared to be the one who will finally fix the flawed tax code in the United States.

All of these claims, although great in message, are another example of how our political system continues to thrive on talk instead of action.

Obama recently reduced the size of the Marine Corps by 10 percent and dealt heavy blows to the force strength of the Army as well.

Unemployment is at its lowest level in three years — 8.5 percent — and the second lowest in Obama’s presidency. Sounds great until you take into account the fact that unemployment numbers have never been accurate because they fail to account for anyone not on unemployment.

The federal bureaucracy is something Obama has increased — anywhere from 30 to 55 percent depending on who you listen to — and is guaranteed to increase with the creation of the Financial Crimes Unit, Trade Enforcement Unit and Veterans Job Corps. Sounds like a “leaner, more efficient executive” branch to me.

Taxing companies that export jobs more and granting doubly awesome tax breaks to those who hire here sounds great, but it will rely on the ability of members of the legislature to agree on something. I have a better chance of winning the lottery while being eaten by a unicorn.

All of these ideas and policies seem great. We can simply sign into law whatever is necessary to improve the nation and, poof, it happens.

Obama’s opponents in the GOP primaries are claiming the same mystical powers are within their grasp.

Mitt Romney is pandering to centrists on the campaign trail — a reason many analysts point to in his decline.

Newt Gingrich is now apparently the man who engineered the surplus under former President Bill Clinton, and apparently owner of the moral high ground despite affairs and divorces.

Given all the double talk and pandering, here is some advice for this political season: Sit back and enjoy as the circus rolls through town.

Eventually, all of your heroes, political and otherwise, will disappoint you. Politicians, in particular, will lie to you.
Don’t lie to yourself and fall into the abyss of idolatry that has encompassed our electoral process for decades.