State of the Union (Almost)

We catch the President's first speech to the joint chambers of Congress on the CNN + Facebook mashup. It's amazing how far the technology has come - people microblogging while watching live video. Someone observes that we've just seen participative democracy taken to the next level.

Barack is outstanding: on message about the challenges we face and the priorities he intends to focus on - Healthcare, Education and Energy. The Bloggers call his delivery Reagan-esque. Having never heard the Gipper speak, I can't comment but judging from the insta-polls the speech struck a chord: 67% of viewers have a favorable impression post-speech.

Apparently Bobby Jindal didn't get the memo - he blasts the President for his 'negativity' - after what was dubbed 'Morning in America II.' He might be better served by making some just-in-time edits. And that tone - Midnight informercial anyone? Pretty much everyone pans him as an unmitigated disaster - and a poster boy for the anti-intellectualism that characterizes much of the G.O.P today.

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