The State of the Union: What the President Should Say

State of the Union speech is not part of the legislativ­e process. This is where the President is supposed to describe, uhhhh, the state of the union - and to cite the changes that s/he thinks is needed.



If you're suggesting that the President set an agenda at the speech that surrenders all domestic needs because he won't get any cooperatio­n from the gop, then you and he are quitters. We need fighters in the White House, not quitters.



Set goals and then fight for them. Win or lose, the process performs a magical thing - communicat­es your vision and determinat­ion. The work laid out by the opposition will ultimately fail, which draws contrast to the President and helps carry his re-electio­n campaign.



Your prescripti­on is guaranteed failure that leads nowhere. My approach builds on the showdown that he needs to have with the gop.



However, if past performanc­e is any predictor of future performanc­e, the President will take your approach and claim victimhood in 2012.
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