[FairOpinion]

It's really worth reading the entire excellent speech -- pointing out the accomplishments and answering the critics.

"Above all else, President Bush never loses sight of his most fundamental duty -- to defend this nation and to protect our people. "

[hsalaw]

Excellent, excellent speech. And this part canNOT be overlooked:

But the relative safety of these years was not an accident. We've been protected by sensible policy decisions by the President, by decisive action at home and abroad, by the round-the-clock efforts on the part of people in the armed forces, law enforcement, intelligence, and homeland security

[Indy Pendance]

He'd make a good president.

[Republican Wildcat]

This is a very good opportunity for a GOP pickup in the House. This district should not have been lost.

[stripes1776]

"Above all else, President Bush never loses sight of his most fundamental duty -- to defend this nation and to protect our people. "

That is the duty of every president. But where in the speech does the Vice President identify the enemy? If he can't speak the words "radical Islam", how does he expect the public to know who the enemy is.

[oldbrowser]

In the last five-and-a-half years we've seen an unprecedented series challenges. We've experienced war, national emergency, economic recession, corporate scandals, historic natural disasters.

These are tumultuous times and our government has acquitted itself admirably.

Can you imagine an Al Gore or John Kerry administration leading the country through the challenges of the last five and a half years.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

My beloved Bigtime. How I adore him.

Dare I hope he will run in 2008? Please, Mr. Cheney...

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"We commend the House of Representatives for passing a constitutional line-item veto..."

See, I consider myself reasonably well-informed, and I'd somehow missed that. Ex. cell. ent.

Hope it passes.