red states rule
01-12-2010, 06:50 AM
Fore once I can't blame Obama for this decision. What can he say about the state of the Union?
10% unemployment, soaring deficits, attempted terrorist attacks, falling poll numbers, and multipial flip flops on policies
I would not want to face the voters either
The State of the Union address may be going the way of the NFL's Super Bowl, another January tradition that has become a February fixture.
No date has been set for the president's annual address to Congress, but with Democrats hoping for a health care bill in hand first, the affair could be pushed until the first week in February or later — marking the latest date for a standard address in modern history.
"Soon" was the short answer that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs gave reporters last week, though he helpfully ruled out Feb. 2, the Tuesday that ABC is supposed to air the final season premiere of its show "Lost."
"I don't foresee a scenario in which millions of people who hope to finally get some conclusion with 'Lost' are pre-empted by the president," he assured ABC's reporters at his daily briefing.
State of the Union dates have been slipping steadily. In the 1930s, the president gave his annual address to Congress during the first week in January. By the 1960s, that had slipped to the second week, and by the 1980s, it was regularly hitting the end of January.
This year, Mr. Obama's search for a date stems from the White House's desire to have a major legislative accomplishment to tout — in this case, health care.
Steffen W. Schmidt, known as "Dr. Politics," said Mr. Obama needs to have a pony before he can have a dog-and-pony show.
"You and I and everybody else knows why, and that's that you kind of want to at least have gotten something from health care reform out there so you have bragging points," said Mr. Schmidt, a professor of political science at Iowa State University and host of the state public radio's "Dr. Politics" program.
Mr. Gibbs denied that the timing is tied to the legislative agenda, but he didn't say anything more about the considerations.
The Constitution requires the president to periodically deliver a report to Congress about the state of the nation. Presidents Washington and John Adams gave theirs in person annually, but Thomas Jefferson submitted his in writing — a tradition that lasted until President Wilson returned to delivering the speech in person.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/12/obama-in-no-rush-for-state-of-union/?feat=home_headlines
10% unemployment, soaring deficits, attempted terrorist attacks, falling poll numbers, and multipial flip flops on policies
I would not want to face the voters either
The State of the Union address may be going the way of the NFL's Super Bowl, another January tradition that has become a February fixture.
No date has been set for the president's annual address to Congress, but with Democrats hoping for a health care bill in hand first, the affair could be pushed until the first week in February or later — marking the latest date for a standard address in modern history.
"Soon" was the short answer that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs gave reporters last week, though he helpfully ruled out Feb. 2, the Tuesday that ABC is supposed to air the final season premiere of its show "Lost."
"I don't foresee a scenario in which millions of people who hope to finally get some conclusion with 'Lost' are pre-empted by the president," he assured ABC's reporters at his daily briefing.
State of the Union dates have been slipping steadily. In the 1930s, the president gave his annual address to Congress during the first week in January. By the 1960s, that had slipped to the second week, and by the 1980s, it was regularly hitting the end of January.
This year, Mr. Obama's search for a date stems from the White House's desire to have a major legislative accomplishment to tout — in this case, health care.
Steffen W. Schmidt, known as "Dr. Politics," said Mr. Obama needs to have a pony before he can have a dog-and-pony show.
"You and I and everybody else knows why, and that's that you kind of want to at least have gotten something from health care reform out there so you have bragging points," said Mr. Schmidt, a professor of political science at Iowa State University and host of the state public radio's "Dr. Politics" program.
Mr. Gibbs denied that the timing is tied to the legislative agenda, but he didn't say anything more about the considerations.
The Constitution requires the president to periodically deliver a report to Congress about the state of the nation. Presidents Washington and John Adams gave theirs in person annually, but Thomas Jefferson submitted his in writing — a tradition that lasted until President Wilson returned to delivering the speech in person.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/12/obama-in-no-rush-for-state-of-union/?feat=home_headlines