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GOP gets two for the price of one

Tea Party Congressional darling Michelle Bachmann (R-Mn.), is taking liberties tonight that I've never seen a phantom American Socialist, Communist, or even a real Greenie take. She's an official Republican, not a (TP-Mn.) and yet she gets to deliver the...

By Lindsay Curren | January 26, 2011; 8:24 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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The Bachmann Response

I don't think the kindergarten teacher, talk-down accusatory tone with exclamation points!! will contrast well with Obama's international, statesmen, future-focused speech. Bachmann throws lots of data out there; unfortunately most of it is fictional and Fox-framed, but her soundbites will...

By JB Holston | January 26, 2011; 8:22 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Fear from Ryan

Paul Ryan's delivery is smooth. But his message is one of fear. He does not inspire and when compared to the president's he falls short in comforting a worried nation. But he delivered an ideological treatise, which can serve him...

By Bob Griendling | January 25, 2011; 10:43 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ryan response

Nice response by Paul Ryan, delivery much better than Bobby Jindal and much lower key than Bob McDonnell in the House of Delegates Chamber last year. Ryan gave a mature and adult like talk to the American people. He stuck...

By Bernie Tokarz | January 25, 2011; 10:32 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Speech -- Wrap

I thought the speech worked well rhetorically but all the work is to-be-done. I was glad that Obama defended his initiatives without grandstanding. I thought the Udall sit-together initiative worked wonderfully in making the other branches look appropriately serious and...

By JB Holston | January 25, 2011; 10:31 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Simple Question

Simple question how does the President claim to want to cut the deficit but then follows up with a litany of programs and initiatives that will all require money....

By Bernie Tokarz | January 25, 2011; 10:29 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Final thoughts, Bob Griendling , January 25, 2011

Overall Thoughts, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

We want to be recognized for our goodness, Karin Hodgin Jones , January 25, 2011

Closet Republican ?, Gustavo Corral , January 25, 2011

Speech -- part 3, end-game, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

Tunisian revolution spoke to corruption, Lindsay Curren , January 25, 2011

Best #sotu tweets of the night, Jen Jones , January 25, 2011

Thoughts, part 8, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Thoughts, part 6, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Not Sleeping, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Anything he can't do?, Gustavo Corral , January 25, 2011

What about the unemployed?, Stacie Royster , January 25, 2011

Rail to the forefront, Lindsay Curren , January 25, 2011

Barriers to employment, Stacie Royster , January 25, 2011

Investing in innovation in a time of deficit reduction, Candace DeMatteis , January 25, 2011

Thoughts, part 4, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Kudos for standing up for health care, Stacie Royster , January 25, 2011

Humor, Bob Griendling , January 25, 2011

Obama in North Carolina, Jen Jones , January 25, 2011

High Speed Rail = code for subsidy for Amtrak, Gustava Corral , January 25, 2011

Digital divide, Stacie Royster , January 25, 2011

Google and Facebook made the speech! -- Speech, part 2, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

Thoughts, part 3, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

2012 Competition, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Obama: End subsidies to fossil fuels, Lindsay Curren , January 25, 2011

Education -- We're Behind, Stacie Royster , January 25, 2011

Thoughts, part 2, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Applause, Bob Griendling , January 25, 2011

Giffords, rhetoric and bipartisanship, Charles Clarkson (@CCPolitico) , January 25, 2011

Public-private partnerships are essential, Hal Straus , January 25, 2011

Thoughts, part 1, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Innovation Key to the Nation's Future, Candace DeMatteis , January 25, 2011

Rhetoric, not specifics ... so far, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

What about disparities...., Khyla.Craine , January 25, 2011

Teleprompters, Bob Griendling , January 25, 2011

What about ongoing disparities?, Stacie Royster , January 25, 2011

Soaring rhetoric, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Inspiring, Bob Griendling , January 25, 2011

It's the economy, stupid, Bernie Tokarz , January 25, 2011

Comparisons to China, Bob Griendling , January 25, 2011

Invest to compete, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

Replacing No Child Left Behind with competitive model, huzzah!, Karin Hodgin Jones , January 25, 2011

Tone and passion, Bob Griendling , January 25, 2011

High-Speed Rail and the American Dream, Erin Blasco , January 25, 2011

Biomedical Innovation is Key to America's Economic Recovery, Candace DeMatteis , January 25, 2011

Defense, Republicans and spending, Jeremy Hutcheson , January 25, 2011

Health care needs more pros, Fran Ohzourk , January 25, 2011

5 Year Spending Freeze, Competitiveness, and Joan Rivers, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

Will Obama address Egypt/Tunisia/Lebanon protests tonight?, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

Five-year budget freeze comes as the climate warms, Jen Jones , January 25, 2011

Five-year spending freeze, and invest in America, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

The Elephant (sic) in the room tonight, JB Holston , January 25, 2011

Programs that support innovation and education on chopping block?, Karin Hodgin Jones , January 25, 2011

Welcome to the Washington Post's State of the Union discussion, Hal Straus, Interactivity Editor , January 25, 2011

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