Text of the State of the Union here.

"The same is true of Iran, a nation now held hostage by a small clerical elite" - very powerful imagery by using the word "hostage.

"Breakthroughs on this and other new technologies will help us reach another great goal: to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025." - God I hope so.

"They seek to impose a heartless system of totalitarian control throughout the Middle East, and arm themselves with weapons of mass murder." - Nice try to change WMDs which everyone is sick of, to WMM. Won't work though.

Also, they've been trying to change "domestic spying program", which I personally don't like, with "terrorist surveillance program". Domesting spying still has a better ring. This round of verbal sparring to the Democrats. Just like "Star Wars" 25 years ago there are occassional victories for that side.

Cindy Sheehan was arrested in the gallery. I don't blame her so much as she can't help herself- being obnoxious and outlandish is her way of getting her point across. Shame on Representative Lynn Woolsey who had to know a scene could have erupted. The State of the Union address is the one time each year that disdain for the President is supposed to shown through silence and frown beams.

More about honored Marine Staff Sergeant Dan Clay here. Here's a letter written to President Bush from his dad. My condolences, and thanks, to his family. His last words to his family -
"Spread the word .... Christ lives and He is Real. Semper Fidelis."