newt1.2208.bush.ap.jpgOkay, as I have done in the past, I am going to print the President’s entire State of the Union speech with my comments (in red) throughout. The last time I did this was in his 2003 State of the Union speech. You are warned… this is a loooooong post.

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Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:

This rite of custom brings us together at a defining hour