[andy58-in-nh]

Let's put aside our own partisanship for a minute. Obama needs to give a speech about the economy and what he's going to do about helping it create jobs, and he needs to do so in bipartisan terms. That is what most people are looking for from their President.

If, instead, Obama resorts to a petulant snipe-fest in which he tries to score debating points against his potential 2012 rivals - he will turn off a huge share of his audience and confirm for many what they already think of him - that he is shallow, partisan and non-Presidential.

Now, it is certainly not out of the question that he will make such a huge mistake (given his equally huge ego), but I would be shocked if his political advisors (David Plouffe, Valerie Jarrett) allowed it. Instead, look for a nominally even-handed "let's-all-work-together-for-the-greater-good" kind of speech, peppered with occasional hints that the GOP needs to agree to meet him halfway.

[evad]

he can huff and puff all he wants...nobody will be watching. I personally will pick it up on a FReeper thread while I watch the really important event, Thursday Night football.