Kathianne
01-19-2015, 10:09 PM
I hope the majority party keeps their members to 'civilized, but obvious displeasure' at being baited.
I really wouldn't like to see them turn their backs ala NYPD or walk out:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-will-give-state-of-union-address-against-backdrop-of-deep-partisan-divide/2015/01/19/6d29fe00-9fe9-11e4-9f89-561284a573f8_story.html
The tone and tenor of the Obama White House since Democrats suffered a crushing defeat during the November midterm elections have beenanything but conciliatory (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-republicans-ready-to-work-toward-finding-common-ground/2014/11/05/ab332396-64f4-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html) and have raised doubts about whether the president can — or wants to — break through partisan gridlock before voters choose his successor next year.The president will enter the House chamber Tuesday night for his sixth State of the Union address riding a wave of confidence driven by an improving economy and brightening public approval ratings. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/01/19/obamas-approval-rating-bump-by-the-numbers/) And he seems as defiant as ever.
Although Obama has vetoed just two bills in his six years, the White House has threatened to veto five measures from Congress this month alone — including legislation that would authorize the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline (http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/228610-white-house-threatens-to-veto-keystone-bill), tie funding of the Department of Homeland Security to a rollback of Obama’s executive actions on immigration, (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/14/house-votes-to-block-obamas-immigration-actions-but-exposes-new-gop-divisions/) and impose new economic sanctions on Iran. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-cameron-warn-congress-that-more-sanctions-could-endanger-talks-with-iran/2015/01/16/d1f37868-9dad-11e4-96cc-e858eba91ced_story.html)
Obama vowed in a private meeting with Democrats last week that he will play “offense” (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/16/behind-closed-doors-obama-menendez-disagree-on-iran/) during the final two years of his presidency, building on the aggressive executive actions he laid out over the past two months. The legislative proposals he has previewed — including a plan for free community college (http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/obama-to-unveil-plan-for-free-community-college/2015/01/08/b15b47f4-977a-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html) and a revamping of the tax code (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-likely-to-make-economic-recovery-a-centerpiece-of-state-of-the-union-address/2015/01/17/22ecec32-9cd6-11e4-a7ee-526210d665b4_story.html) — have been based firmly on his terms, drawing objections from Republicans.
In the weeks leading up to the speech, Obama has toured the country trying to build momentum, (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/16/how-state-of-the-union-night-became-state-of-the-union-month/) putting Republicans on the defensive. Twenty-three guests will join first lady Michelle Obama in her box (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/19/white-house-invites-letter-writers-to-state-of-the-union-address/) during the prime-time address, as the president seeks to illustrate his priorities for improving the lives of middle-class Americans. And the White House announced that Obama will travel to Boise, Idaho, and Lawrence, Kan., this week to follow up on his speech in a pair of deep-red states — including one, Idaho, that he has never visited as president.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/19/state-of-the-union-guests-include-illegal-immigran/
Illegal immigrant, gun violence victim, Ebola doctor among State of the Union guests
I really wouldn't like to see them turn their backs ala NYPD or walk out:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-will-give-state-of-union-address-against-backdrop-of-deep-partisan-divide/2015/01/19/6d29fe00-9fe9-11e4-9f89-561284a573f8_story.html
The tone and tenor of the Obama White House since Democrats suffered a crushing defeat during the November midterm elections have beenanything but conciliatory (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-republicans-ready-to-work-toward-finding-common-ground/2014/11/05/ab332396-64f4-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html) and have raised doubts about whether the president can — or wants to — break through partisan gridlock before voters choose his successor next year.The president will enter the House chamber Tuesday night for his sixth State of the Union address riding a wave of confidence driven by an improving economy and brightening public approval ratings. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/01/19/obamas-approval-rating-bump-by-the-numbers/) And he seems as defiant as ever.
Although Obama has vetoed just two bills in his six years, the White House has threatened to veto five measures from Congress this month alone — including legislation that would authorize the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline (http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/228610-white-house-threatens-to-veto-keystone-bill), tie funding of the Department of Homeland Security to a rollback of Obama’s executive actions on immigration, (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/14/house-votes-to-block-obamas-immigration-actions-but-exposes-new-gop-divisions/) and impose new economic sanctions on Iran. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-cameron-warn-congress-that-more-sanctions-could-endanger-talks-with-iran/2015/01/16/d1f37868-9dad-11e4-96cc-e858eba91ced_story.html)
Obama vowed in a private meeting with Democrats last week that he will play “offense” (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/16/behind-closed-doors-obama-menendez-disagree-on-iran/) during the final two years of his presidency, building on the aggressive executive actions he laid out over the past two months. The legislative proposals he has previewed — including a plan for free community college (http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/obama-to-unveil-plan-for-free-community-college/2015/01/08/b15b47f4-977a-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html) and a revamping of the tax code (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-likely-to-make-economic-recovery-a-centerpiece-of-state-of-the-union-address/2015/01/17/22ecec32-9cd6-11e4-a7ee-526210d665b4_story.html) — have been based firmly on his terms, drawing objections from Republicans.
In the weeks leading up to the speech, Obama has toured the country trying to build momentum, (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/16/how-state-of-the-union-night-became-state-of-the-union-month/) putting Republicans on the defensive. Twenty-three guests will join first lady Michelle Obama in her box (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/01/19/white-house-invites-letter-writers-to-state-of-the-union-address/) during the prime-time address, as the president seeks to illustrate his priorities for improving the lives of middle-class Americans. And the White House announced that Obama will travel to Boise, Idaho, and Lawrence, Kan., this week to follow up on his speech in a pair of deep-red states — including one, Idaho, that he has never visited as president.
...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/19/state-of-the-union-guests-include-illegal-immigran/
Illegal immigrant, gun violence victim, Ebola doctor among State of the Union guests