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THanks Coyoti! gateley Feb 2013 #1
You are welcome. Coyotl Feb 2013 #42
I came late so was happy to see the ***** OFFICIAL thread! Easy to find! :-) gateley Feb 2013 #100
I wish Biden would tell the orange man to stand up, you are on kandid camera. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #2
At least McConnell looks like he's listening. gateley Feb 2013 #3
Looks like he's constipated. llmart Feb 2013 #5
Actually I was thinking that -- exactly -- about Boehner. gateley Feb 2013 #10
These threads do fill up fast, don't they? Thanks. nolabear Feb 2013 #4
E. Warren is leading the standing ovations! annabanana Feb 2013 #6
I saw Al Franken lead one standing O! gateley Feb 2013 #13
I think he's sitting in front. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #18
Where the smart kids sit. :-) gateley Feb 2013 #33
Saw that too! TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #37
I feel like I KNOW so many of these people -- like they're my friends! gateley Feb 2013 #69
Twitter pic of Elizabeth and Elijah Cummings, annabanana Cha Feb 2013 #38
nice!! annabanana Feb 2013 #90
Michelle just looks better and better! NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #7
Sometimes she literally makes me gasp! Tonight was one of those times! Stunning! gateley Feb 2013 #19
Like the dress, but I don't think it's very flattering on her. Unless it was the angle of the shot. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #24
What is wrong with Boner's eyes? llmart Feb 2013 #8
looks drunk to me and wishes it would end so he could have another JI7 Feb 2013 #12
He's probably got a flask hidden underneath his seat. llmart Feb 2013 #17
Vodka in his water glass siligut Feb 2013 #59
He sure sounded drunk with his introduction. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #51
Here we go -- sticking it to Medicare and SS MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #9
By saying they must be protected? NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #21
Entitlement reform Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #22
Waiting.... gateley Feb 2013 #31
We "must keep promises already made" gets lots of applause. Coyotl Feb 2013 #11
First time in a while I'm not motivated to watch LittleBlue Feb 2013 #14
But you felt the need to comment in this thread? Javaman Feb 2013 #20
Seems that way LittleBlue Feb 2013 #41
Okay then Javaman Feb 2013 #46
I'm with you there. But I'm watching, anyway. SOTU speeches never change anything. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #35
I missed what he said abt Simpson-Bowles. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #15
He's calling that zombie back to life MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #25
That's what I was afraid of. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #40
Ditto MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #62
Yeah, me too. TDale313 Feb 2013 #131
Carl and Sander Levin (MI) together nt longship Feb 2013 #16
Colorful ties all around. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #23
"Entitlement reform" - there it is. Under the bus with you, seniors! forestpath Feb 2013 #26
you can have Entitlement reform without cutting benifits krawhitham Feb 2013 #50
I know, but President Obama doesn't think so. He's fixated on "fair share" forestpath Feb 2013 #67
How will he pay a fair share??? Plausible Feb 2013 #127
That's his idea of "fair," apparently. I think it is outrageous that seniors aren't considered forestpath Feb 2013 #133
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2013 #78
For a lot of people it is bluestateguy Feb 2013 #80
Not just seniors, but those who are struggling to make a living. npk Feb 2013 #53
I know, his obliviousness to the working poor is shameful. forestpath Feb 2013 #75
exactly and the public would back him to protect so called entititlements. Plausible Feb 2013 #122
Yay! Entitlement "reform" MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #27
K-Y time Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #55
I love a well crafted speech that makes it look bad to stay seated. nolabear Feb 2013 #28
Ryan and Cantor are some bitter looking mother fuckers. NT Grown2Hate Feb 2013 #29
Most Republicans are bitter..... llmart Feb 2013 #39
Perfect descriptor. Bitter. gateley Feb 2013 #49
i'm starting to feel worried about Boehner JI7 Feb 2013 #30
It was that long close up that did that huh? Yup. n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #43
I think he has to take a dump. liberalmuse Feb 2013 #61
Just watching his sour face is making me sick. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #70
F, no!! Simpson-Bowles!! davekriss Feb 2013 #32
Listen to the words krawhitham Feb 2013 #66
Cool! I did not hear that... davekriss Feb 2013 #103
Pay our bills on time Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #34
One manufactured crisis to the next - BAM! liberal N proud Feb 2013 #36
Repubs sitting on their asses are losing thousands votes by the second. tridim Feb 2013 #44
I wouldn't bet on that. Yet. (It'll take at least until the rebuttal speeches!) nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #52
Both of them Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #60
Boy Boehner looks like he ate a bad mouse. nolabear Feb 2013 #45
I keep waiting for him to cry... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #132
"Deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan." rocktivity Feb 2013 #47
"Deficit reduction alone is NOT an economic plan." NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #48
Wooohoo Agschmid Feb 2013 #54
Did all the Supremes show? (I missed the beginning.) Thanks! gateley Feb 2013 #56
I didn't see 3 or 4 of the conservative ones nt marlakay Feb 2013 #65
I read earlier that Scalia was going to skip. Don't know about Alito or Thomas. I saw Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #68
Is Scalia the one who never attends these? The Dems BETTER be there! :-) gateley Feb 2013 #77
Yes Scalia never goes. I think the last one he went to was either like 2002 NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #106
Alito is there. Don't know about Thomas. nt. hedda_foil Feb 2013 #129
Alito, Thomas and Scalia weren't there. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #142
Deficity reduction alone is not an economic plan!!!! Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #57
Boehner's glaring daggers Hayabusa Feb 2013 #58
He just wants another double. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #71
He's 50 Shades (of orange) . . . tilsammans Feb 2013 #85
Exactly! spooky3 Feb 2013 #126
Spam deleted by MIR Team terrygarcia Feb 2013 #63
loved it when the VP laughed n/t irisblue Feb 2013 #64
It was nice, wasn't it? gateley Feb 2013 #81
Could Teabaggers stop running for 2014 long enough to create some jobs, please? sfpcjock Feb 2013 #72
Republicans think big oil "tax expenditures" of the U.S. government are hotter and sexier than they' sfpcjock Feb 2013 #92
Bainer wants to repair every structurally deficient golf course in the country sfpcjock Feb 2013 #110
Boehner's got the Joker's lick tick going SydneyBristow Feb 2013 #73
Joe's taking notes lol smackd Feb 2013 #74
Is it just me or does Pres. O look really happy and energetic? nolabear Feb 2013 #76
He certainly sounds enthusiastic! gateley Feb 2013 #89
not just you.... dhill926 Feb 2013 #91
I think he had a Presidential nap. ReRe Feb 2013 #140
Every camera shot of Mary Landrieu, she either looks ill or bummed out. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #79
Standing ovation for "we must do more for climate change" Coyotl Feb 2013 #82
"market based solution to climate change" joshcryer Feb 2013 #83
Climate change gets its due! If they don't, I will! nolabear Feb 2013 #84
Liked the bits about manufactured crisis, new tech investments, and warming... n/t whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #86
"If congress WON'T act... I WILL." Fucking love it. NT Grown2Hate Feb 2013 #87
Grand Slam Homerun so far. nt stevenleser Feb 2013 #88
more fracking, yay joshcryer Feb 2013 #93
Did NY State just ban this? Saw it on Facebook might not be real... n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #98
They delayed it for "more studies." joshcryer Feb 2013 #119
Boehner looks like he has a gas pain every time Obama says something great. MH1 Feb 2013 #94
Natural gas is clean? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #95
or the fracking fluid or the drilling mud. Javaman Feb 2013 #101
The President needs to watch "Gasland" nt Javaman Feb 2013 #96
Wait until it hits 2017.... ReRe Feb 2013 #141
I read something earlier today that Obama wasn't going to mention rocktivity Feb 2013 #97
Free our families & businesses from the spikes of gas prices....energy reform. Yes! nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #99
let's go for clean energy cilla4progress Feb 2013 #102
nt Javaman Feb 2013 #104
That was a lame-o joke... but appreciate some levity! Agschmid Feb 2013 #105
Infrastructure projects. I hope that happens. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #107
new thread? nt Javaman Feb 2013 #108
Got em on the Ribbon Cuttings liberal N proud Feb 2013 #109
Why do Republicans hate children? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #113
They don't have the money to own a Republican. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #117
Infrastructure! N/t politicat Feb 2013 #111
Everything POTUS is saying is 180 degrees opposite the Rethug agenda flamingdem Feb 2013 #112
"WHY would we be against that? Why is THAT a partisan issue?!" Grown2Hate Feb 2013 #114
He's being a tad rebuking to the rethugs, don'tcha think? Is that bad? Or good? nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #115
***** State of the Union LiveBlog Thread III ***** Javaman Feb 2013 #116
Tie the minimum wage to the standard of living! rocktivity Feb 2013 #134
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Love this speech! gademocrat7 Feb 2013 #118
***** State of the Union LiveBlog Thread III ***** Coyotl Feb 2013 #120
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Texas will NEVER go along with pre-school for every child. Hell no nt Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #121
You got that right. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #123
Boehner looks as if he can't wait for his next martini spooky3 Feb 2013 #124
Love all this education talk, but Hayabusa Feb 2013 #125
The natural gas boom has led to us exporting record amounts of coal, for others to burn. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #128
Poor Chuck Schumer has the worst seat in the house! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #130
Difference in views.... ReRe Feb 2013 #135
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