Monday, February 11, 2013

Brace yourself; Obama's State of the Union blame session is coming Tuesday evening

WSJ: State of the Union 2013
How to Watch the State of the Union on WSJ.com  
"WSJ.com will be showing President Obama's State of the Union address and providing in-depth analysis of it as well as the Republican Party's response on Feb. 12. Coverage begins at 8:45 p.m."
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"President Obama is expected to detail an ambitious domestic agenda in his State of the Union address Tuesday, including measures on immigration, gun control, climate change and education."
;  Obama’s State of the Union
"Having devoted most of the inauguration speech to such tried-and-true liberal causes as gay rights and climate change—and gotten a fair amount of blow back even from usually reliably liberal media for its partisanship—the conventional wisdom among the chattering classes is that he will now pivot to jobs and the economy. But as Byron York points out, that’s what he is always about to do, he just never does it."     Emphasis added, TD

State of the Union to Feature Victims of Gun Violence

From ABC: What to Expect From President Obama’s Speech  "But the president will also make what the official called “a progressive case for deficit reduction” — warning that if entitlement spending is not brought under control it will crowd out spending on other social programs that progressives hold dear."

CATO's Live Blog of the 2013 State of the Union Address and the GOP Response  "Follow their comments directly on Twitter, or come back to this page at 9:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 12, to join us. We look forward to having you, and sharing our insights with you."

State of Union response carries risk for Marco Rubio  "But when it comes to having an impact, he will be fighting history: The record shows far more washouts than standouts in the official opposition party’s response to the annual presidential address."
Here is a suggested speech for Senator Rubio to make Tuesday night: Next? The Barack Obama Campaign Promises Implementation Act of 2013
"The [proposed] legislation has a variety of provisions, but they have one thing in common — they’ve all been endorsed already by President Obama."
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" I look forward to appearing at the White House with President Obama by the end of the month as he signs the Barack Obama Campaign Promise Implementation Act into law."

Ted Nugent to be guest at State of the Union But not a guest of the Democrats, I assume.  
"To add pressure, gun-control supporters in Congress have decided to invite victims of gun crimes to sit in the galleries.
"Mr. Stockman's decision, though, adds a prominent gun-rights advocate and outspoken conservative to the gallery. Mr. Nugent, who has been a frequent contributor to The Washington Times' commentary section, is a member of the National Rifle Association's board."  Via Lucianne. 

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