memeorandum: From the President, a Two-Letter Jab at the Democrats (Washington Wire)

8:35 AM ET, January 24, 2007

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Embargoed: State of the Union Text — We'll start respecting White House embargoes when they start telling the truth. — Embargoed Until Delivery of the State of the Union Address at 9:01 PM EST — January 23, 2007 — STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS — As Prepared For Delivery

Discussion: TAPPED, Gun Toting Liberal ™, The New Republic, CorrenteWire, The Mahablog, Angry Bear and No More Mister Nice Blog

Drudge Report:

EXCLUSIVE: FULL STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH — Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: — This rite of custom brings us together at a defining hour - when decisions are hard and courage is tested.

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, A Blog For All, Elocutio, Althouse and The Jawa Report

Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:

Sen. Webb's Democratic Response to the SoTU: The war's costs to our nation have been staggering — Jim Webb of Virginia was selected to give the Democratic response to Bush's SoTU, and boy, did they make the right choice. Webb hit all the right notes, his points impressive and unassailable.

Discussion: Eschaton, The Sideshow, The Anonymous Liberal, Jesus' General, Shakespeare's Sister, DownWithTyranny! and Gun Toting Liberal ™

White House:

President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address — Washington, D.C. — State of the Union 2007 — State of the Union 2007 Policy Initiatives — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. And tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own — as the first President to begin …

Discussion: Blogs for Bush, Pacific Views, Chicago Boyz, Eclectics Anonymous, Don Surber, Bill Hobbs, On Deadline, Daily Pundit and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Hindrocket / Power Line:
A RETURN TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Discussion: Sadly, No!

Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
State Of The Union: Live Blog

Discussion: MSNBC, The Moderate Voice, Beltway Blogroll, Wizbang, The American Mind, The Political Pit Bull and Stop The ACLU

Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:
Liveblogging the President's Speech

Discussion: Right Wing News, Wizbang and Beltway Blogroll

Maha / The Mahablog:
The Live SOTU Live Blog

Discussion: Tom Watson and Lance Mannion

Dale Franks / QandO:
SOTU LIVEBLOG 2007 — And, we're off for another SOTU Liveblog!

Discussion: Drumwaster's Rants

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
State of the Union: The biggest non-event of the year; Update …

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Townhall.com Blog's …, Michelle Malkin, The Reaction, The Political Pit Bull and Sister Toldjah

Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit: DEMOCRACY AS FOREIGN POLICY DYING, BUT NOT DEAD

Stephen Green / VodkaPundit:
SOTU Drunkblogging - LIVE!

Discussion: Instapundit.com, Classical Values and One Hand Clapping

Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:

Webb Offers Blunt Challenge to Bush — Va. Senator Urges Change in Direction for Economy, Iraq War — Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) delivered a blistering eight-minute response to President Bush's State of the Union address last night, promising an aggressive challenge to Bush's Iraq …

Discussion: The Democratic Daily

Drudge Report:

Democratic Response of Senator Jim Webb To the President's State of the Union Address — Good evening. — I'm Senator Jim Webb, from Virginia, where this year we will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown - an event that marked the first step in the long journey …

Discussion: Obsidian Wings, Brilliant at Breakfast, Don Surber, Gateway Pundit, Washington Post and Right Voices

Washington Post:

Bush Urges Congress, Nation To Give His Iraq Plan a Chance — Domestically, He Makes Overtures To Democrats — President Bush implored lawmakers and the nation last night to give him one more chance to win the war in Iraq and avoid the "nightmare scenario" of defeat while presenting …

Discussion: USA Today, the talking dog and The Democratic Daily

Jonathan Alter / Newsweek: A Powerful Response — Jim Webb tore up his party's playbook …

Dan / Riehl World View:
Webb's Disappointing Rebuttal

Discussion: Instapundit.com and Unqualified Offerings

Christy McConville / Democratic National Committee:
The Democratic Response to the State of the Union

Discussion: Swampland

Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:

'Scapegoat:' Scooter's Stunning Defense — A bombshell detonates on day one of the Libby perjury trial, as Cheney's longtime aide points the finger at Karl Rove — Libby leaving the courthouse Tuesday afternoon. — A WEB EXCLUSIVE — It was the last thing the White House needed …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Althouse, The RBC, Firedoglake and Think Progress

Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Libby Defense Portrays Client as a Scapegoat

Discussion: Washington Post, Attytood and TBogg

Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Libby Trial: Openings And On To Witnesses

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, whatever already!, TalkLeft and JustOneMinute

Washington Wire:

From the President, a Two-Letter Jab at the Democrats — President Bush departed from the prepared text of his State of the Union address to graciously congratulate Nancy Pelosi on her history-making selection as the first female Speaker of the House. Then he departed from the prepared text …

Discussion: Washington Post, Kansas City Star, The Carpetbagger Report, No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside The Beltway, The Agonist, Liberal Values, Blue Crab Boulevard, Angry Bear, The Reaction and Bark Bark Woof Woof

Joel Topcik / Broadcasting & Cable:

Watching the SOTU Speech on ABC — Did they really need to drag World News anchor Charles Gibson all the way down from New York just to do a stand-up intro with the Capitol dome over his shoulder? George Stephanopoulos and Martha Raddatz were in separate locations, so it wasn't as though he was joining them in the studio.

Discussion: Reason Magazine

New York Times:

The State of the Union — The White House spin ahead of George W. Bush's seventh State of the Union address was that the president would make a bipartisan call to revive his domestic agenda with "bold and innovative concepts." The problem with that was obvious last night — in six years …

Discussion: Washington Post, Brilliant at Breakfast, PoliBlog (TM) and Prairie Weather

Eugene Volokh / Opinion Journal:

The Lonely Optician — Does your love life comply with state regulations? You may be surprised. — Say you live in Washington state, and you find yourself getting to know and becoming attracted to your dental hygienist—or for that matter your optician (that's the person who fits your eyeglasses …

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Yale Daily News:

Letter to the editor — Univ. can and should honor those who serve in military — To the Editor: — What is Yale doing to recognize those from Yale — graduates, staff, faculty — who have served in combat in the Persian Gulf or in Afghanistan or the other troubled areas of the world …

Ynetnews:

Iran: Israel, US will soon die — Ahmadinejad: Be assured that the US and Israel will soon end lives — Israel and the United States will soon be destroyed, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday during a meeting with Syria's foreign minister, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) website said in a report.

Discussion: Clayton Cramer's BLOG, Hot Air, The Strata-Sphere and Blogs of War

Con Coughlin / Telegraph:

N Korea helping Iran with nuclear testing — North Korea is helping Iran to prepare an underground nuclear test similar to the one Pyongyang carried out last year. — Under the terms of a new understanding between the two countries, the North Koreans have agreed to share all the data …

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard