Start out with positive note ... we will rebuild, we will recover. No more of this catastrophe stuff .. he has his stimulus bill, so the fear tactics go by the wayside.

Transfer wealth to the wealthy? "Instead of investing in our future." Let's get some of that bash the rich stuff in right here at the get go

Banks and lenders pushed bad loans. No mention that the government virtually forced these banks and lenders to push those bad loans. CRI ...

No doubt .. he's a smooth speaker. One of the best.

One of the hardest things about watching the speech is having to look at that insipid Nancy Pelosi over Obama's left shoulder. Where else would she be?

There he goes with that 95% of working households getting a tax cut. They aren't tax cuts .. you get tax cuts if you pay taxes. Many of these people do not. These are income transfer checks ... sometimes called welfare. We've changed the language ... welfare becomes a tax cut.

The sight of tax cheat Timothy Geithner is infuriating as well.

Talks of banks being fearful of lending. How is the cramdown legislation going to help that?

New lending fund. Auto loans, college loans ... business loans. Funded by the evil rich, of course.

Housing plan to help "responsible" borrowers. Yeah ... let's see if all of these "responsible" borrowers are worthy. No mention of cramdown.

When we learn that a bank has major problems we will hold accountable those who created those problems. Does that mean Barney Frank, Chris Dodd and others in the congress are going to be beaten?

All about holding banks accountable. How about holding the politicians who told the banks to make the bad loans accountable.

Nice little slam against CEOs ... private jets. "Those days are over." CEOs are demons ... evil people who have created this problem for all of us.

Memo to members: Just SIT DOWN, for God's sake.

"Everyone suffering in part because of their (banks) bad decisions." Government played no role here? All these evil banks?

Really played up this angle about banks being the face of evil in America.

Thus far this speech seems to paint government as good, corporate America as evil.

Wants more regulation. Refine the rules of the road. Wait! Isn't that what we did with Sarbanes-Oxley.

Charles Rangel is a mouth-breather.

Hey, John Kerry. Why the long face?

Obama's budget is going to be a "vision for America." How nice. I thought the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were visions for America. Now they'll be replaced by Obama's budget.

Trying to think of something positive to say about Obama other than his speaking ability. Well, he really seems to refrain from playing the race card. Some are saying that a state rejecting stimulus funds is racist .. he doesn't go there.

SIT DOWN, dammit! We're here to hear the president speak, not to watch you fools jumping up and down.

Market-based cap on carbon pollution ... here you go. Trust me on this ... the government is going to find a way to make money on this one. This is a tax plan in the making.

Automakers ... years of bad decision making. "We will not protect them from their own bad practices." The problem here is only the automakers. No mention of the role that labor unions played in bringing these automakers to their knees.

America did not invent the automobile.

"This is America. We don't do what's easy. We do what's necessary." Damn, this guy is good. President Smooth Talker.

Mentions health costs as a major reason why corporations move "our jobs" overseas. Doesn't mention our second-highest-in-the-world corporate income tax as a reason. BTW .. the jobs belong to the corporations, not the workers.

"Complete and competitive education?" What does he mean by competitive. Does this mean that he's for school choice and that schools will have to compete for students? Hardly. This is the man who called vouchers a fraud.

Ask every American to commit to one more year of education .. community college ... training. Something. Now I liked this. Good idea. But then comes the spending ... Oh yeah, we'll provide the support. That means money. Why can't he just ask for the commitment?

Obama wants to promise a higher education for anyone who will just do a bit of national service.

Called out parents to be responsible for their children's education. Another good point.

Uh oh ... here come the tax increases. Talking about leaving children a debt they cannot pay. Time to soak the rich.

"With the deficit we inherited." You just knew the "inherited" word was going to come along. Well, he has a point. Thank you, Republicans. Of course he is going to double the deficit .... So the GOP doesn't take all of the blame.

Eliminate no-bid contracts that have wasted billions in Iraq. Didn't mention that this process was begun under Clinton. Do we want to wait for a bidding process when materials and support are needed in a theatre of war?

Restore a sense of fairness and balance in our tax code by ending tax breaks for corporations who send our jobs overseas. Those jobs aren't "our jobs." The jobs belong to the corporations.

"If your family earns less than $250,000 a year you will not see your taxes increase a single dime." Mebbe so ... but you may see your job go away.

Here he goes with that "tax cut for 95% of working families" nonsense again. Not tax cuts ... they're mostly welfare checks.

Tax free universal savings accounts for all Americans, huh? Let me guess ... somehow I get the feeling that the government is going to fund these savngs accounts with taxpayer dollars from the evil rich.

Know what? I could be in bed right now if these clowns would stop the stand-up-and-give-Obama the claps bit.

Mentioned "terrorists" several times. Never heard the first part of that word: "Islamic"

"The United States of America does not torture." I sure hope the hell we do if it turns out to be the only way we can get the information we need to save thousands of American lives. By the way, President Smooth Talker, the "good cop, back cop" routine is not torture.

"Ordinary Americans who are anything but Ordinary." Obama avoids clichés like the plague.

"Restart the engine of our prosperity." Fine, President Obama ... but you need to know that the engine of our prosperity has been freedom and economic liberty, not big government.

Sixty-five times they interrupted this guy with applause. Egad.

After the speech I think I saw that Burris guy trying to get into the picture ... may be wrong. What a camera whore.

Heading to the hot tub.