State of the Union...... LIVE THREAD

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Following the tradition begun by George Washington on Jan. 8, 1790, President George W. Bush prepares for his State of the Union Address at his desk in the Oval Office, Thursday, Jan. 24.

Working at his desk in the Oval Office, President Bush reviews the State of the Union address line-by-line and word-by-word.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Punishable by making them judge a Chili Cookoff.... lol

[Fury]

Why didnt he say God Bless The United States of America??

I don't care who you are - being in the same room with Hillary for more than 5 minutes is bound to have some effect on you...

[BlessedBeGod]

Chuckie Schumer loved it!

What a HUGE smile on his face!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

As a main man in GW's escort service, trailing closely behind him...does Daschle have to throw down his life for our President if someone takes a shot? (^:

[Agent Smith]

Is it my imagination or did the RATS run out at the end???

[Brimack34]

Brokejaw said because he did not embrace Dashole it is different times. They also have dorris goodwin.

[VRWC For Truth]

"We choose freedom and the dignity of every life." Pro-Life bump for next years wish list.

[deport]

$70,000 in taxes... good for you.... I hope you can double it....

Now did you wipe up or down with your $600?

[oldvike]

I'm with you. I'd give it a B. He had an A going until he got to his "laundry list". Unfortunately most of that laundry list was comprised of a bunch of social programs. Very disheartening. But, all in all it was a positive speech.

[Ophiucus]

Agreeb - B+

He started great but went into the rambling shopping list and that weakened the whole effect. Oh well, he's still a great President.

[Recovering_Democrat]

DASH-HOLE must stand BEHIND the President, like the dutiful dweeb he really is.

[jammer]

Well said. Most everyone here is talking about how the Rats hate this speech. Well . . . they might, but not for the reason implied. Hell, they wish THEY could have said those things. Besides taxes (and that's arguable were he faced with a recession), what programs proposed tonight would Gore disagree with?

[The Duke]

I didn't like the talk about "volunteering"...this is a nasty little demon that just keeps poking its head up over and over again.

How is this different than a tax?

[relee]

Daschle is just showing off his new rug. It looks good too!

[StarFan]

Bush is going long

Wish it were longer. Juan Williams just said this speech "SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS"! Never thought I'd agree with a democRAT.

[VRWC For Truth]

Juan Williams just said Bush had a Grand Slam.

[iwantmore]

They went to the BATHROOM, for obvious reasons. ;-)

[afraidfortherepublic]

...they stayed seated for quite a few rounds

Well, I also saw them ALL stand too. Must admit, I was serving and cleaning up dinner, and I did not look up for every applause line. Those that I did seemed to show all of them standing quite a number of times.

[GWfan]

Is Doris Kearns Goodwin reading what someone else wrote about Bush? Or is she just engaged in vapid conversation with Brokaw?