Obama's Speech to Congress Will be Unofficial State of the Union

United States president Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress in an unofficial 'state of the union' to discuss national priorities. Obama will speak at 9pm est in what is sure to be a widely-covered...

Obama's Seven Mystery 'States' Explained

This video captures Barack Obama telling an audience at a recent campaign event in Beaverton, Ore., that he had visited 57 states during his 2008 campaign. Knowing this country has only 50 United States, I decided...

The Nightmare Continues

By Cody Lyon  (OPINION) President Bush did his best to salvage his legacy during his last State of the Union Speech Monday night, a legacy that will be defined primarily by two events, his response the...

Conversations with Clinton - Democratic Party

As Hillary Clinton sat on the couch in her home, with bookcase in the background, she began a conversation with America.  

No SOTU Bump for Bush

"President Bush just can't catch a break lately. It's normal for a president to get a little bump in the polls after a major address like the State of the Union. But Bush got bupkis."Newsweek:President George W....

More SOTU Energy BS Exposed

"It's looking more and more like Bush's big 'Twenty in Ten' plan is a load. The Washington Post finds that the plan has a gigantic -- and almost certainly deliberate -- hole in it."The fine print: Administration...

Apparently, All That Energy Stuff was Bunk

"In his State of the Union address, President Bush had a lot to say about global warming. He said he wants to reduce raise CAFE standards, work to develop alternative fuels, and reduce gas consumption to 20% by...

The State of the Union is Cluttered

The web is filled with all kinds of SOTU chatter.  What he said, what he didn't say, and of course the always popular, "is Cheney actually breathing on his own."  So, I went looking and found some...

Bush's Energy Plan: Drilling Your Way Out of a Hole

"Let's start with shiny new Senator Jim Webb, giving the democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address."Via Americablog:...[T]his is the seventh time the President has mentioned energy...

What He Didn't Say

"Boy this was a flashback, he just rehashed last years State of the Union speech, talking about the same issues. Bush State of the Union: Work with me What he didn't say anything about was the Post Katrina reconstruction of New Orleans and Mississipi which is as big a...

Global Warming and Bush -- A Market-Based Solution

"For the first time in history, the House Sergeant of Arms will announce, "Madam Speaker, the President of the United States," tonight at the State of the Union. I haven't seen anyone make that point yet and I...

Bush Calls on People to Prepare for Perpetual War

Justin Raimondo slices and dices the State of the Union: ""The road of victory is the road that will take our troops home," says the president: in other words, they are never coming home, if he can...

Bush's Head in a Cloud

From Mark Hamilton: " Meaning in clouds This is cool, not for sheer geekiness, but as another way of assessing a major event: the LA Times has created “keyword clouds” from Bush’s State of the Union...

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