The State of the Union, what can we say?

It was interesting.

Democrats were all smiles and applause over the president’s address in Washington, but you know some are sweating bullets because elections loom back home. Supporting Obama’s priorities may not help them achieve their re-election goals come November.

Health care reform and cap-and-trade legislation are not popular with American voters, yet the president seemed as committed as ever to making them happen.

Meanwhile, a Republican has won Liberal Lion Ted Kennedy’s seat in Massachusetts...