SOTU Reactions

I hadn't meant to watch the speech last night but after talking politics on the phone with our Llama Military Correspondent just before it, I found myself saying "Oh, why the hell not."

In general, and contrary to everybody else who works inside the Beltway, I don't pay much attention to the details of these things. Rather, I listen and watch for overall tone. On that basis, I was quite pleased. Especially with respect to the war, Dubya didn't give the impression he was planning to back down a single, solitary inch. Bully for him, says I.

The other thing I like to watch is audience reaction. It strikes me that it has become something of a game among nooz producers to try and catch senators, congressmen and invitees in various embarrassing moments. Has nobody coached these people yet that they must assume the eyes of the world are fixed on them the entire time? Heh.

Anyhoo, I have no real inclination to analyze the speech or divine What It All Means. Perhaps LMC or Steve-O will do so. Also, if you've got a post on the subject, feel free to leave a trackback.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention that I did not see Kaine's response. But the libs in the office are making fun of him this morning, if that's any indication of how it went over.

UPDATE DEUX: Yup, Goldstein is Da Man.

UPDATE TROIS: By the way, a lot of buzz seems to be focusing on whether Dubya plans to try "confrontation" or "conciliation" with the Donks rolling into the next couple election cycles. I don't think that's the right way of looking at it. Instead, I think the tactic will be to maintain an air of sober maturity and leave the Donks, held hostage by the Moonbat Left, to act out the role of spoiled brat children in full meltdown mode.