Over 2,000 people marched in the streets of Hollywood on Jan.31, 2006 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.in respond to Bush"s speech. The protest initiated by worldcantwait.net drew a diverse group of people all in agreement that the Bush administration is a failed presidency and that he and his administration must be removed from office. The slogan The world cant wait is derived from the idea that if the people wait for the 2008 election it may be to late. The protest and march was militant and noisy, yet peaceful. There have been no reports of police violence or arrests.

In addition, there were lots of more other rallies againt Bush administration. In demonstrations in 68 cities across the country last night, thousands of people answered President Bushs State of the Union address with a sharp message: the State of Union is a State of Emergency. In protests organized by the World Cant WaitDrive Out the Bush Regime movement, people declared that they are going to bring the demand: Bush Step Down to Washington DC this coming Saturday, February 4.

Never before has a presidents State of the Union speech been met with mass national protest determined that an administration be driven out of office and its program repudiated. The protests herald a movement that recognizes that politics as usual is insufficient. War, torture, the rule of law and separation of church and state eviscerated When the Supreme Court nomination of an extreme rightwing judicial nominee essentially goes unopposedthe people are taking history into their hands.

A few beginning highlights from Tuesday"s protests:

- New York City: Two lanes of Broadway were filled with people, on the tip of Times Square in NYC, filled with joyous defiance and determined outrage to drive this regime from power. Speakers included, Kathleen Chalfant, Missy Comley Beattie of Gold Star Families for Peace, and Congressional Candidate Chris Owens.

- Thousands packed union square in San Francisco and toppled down a 40-foot statue of Bush, with lots of media coverage.


- Hundreds rallied in DC, and then marched to the police station where Cindy Sheehan was being held.

- Hundreds in Atlanta rallied outside CNN Center.

- Thousands in Los Angeles, including lots of youth, and lots of media present.

- A diverse crowd of thousands in Chicago.

- Cindy Sheehan was arrested for wearing a t-shirt when she tried to attend the state of the union address with a ticket given to her by Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey.