“State of the Union” on The Daily Caller

Want to ask President Obama a question about the State of the Union? Quora, a website founded by former Facebook engineers, is giving users the opportunity to post a question to its website, which will later be delivered to the White House for an answer. (more)

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
January 24, 2012 (more)

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech portrays him as the champion of economic growth, cheap energy and widespread prosperity, even though his first three years are ending with a stalled economy, record debts, rising energy costs and spreading poverty. (more)

The State of the Union is “grave,” Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said in the official Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening. (more)

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has a better chance of winning the Republican nomination than Rick Santorum, at least according to the prediction market on Intrade. (more)

President Barack Obama might not be addressing his refusal to green-light the Keystone XL pipeline project during his State of the Union address, but House Speaker John Boehner is trying to keep the issue front and center — announcing Tuesday afternoon that his guests for the Tuesday night speech will be some of the people “hurt by” the president’s denial of the Keystone permit. (more)

First lady Michelle Obama’s guest list for her husband’s Tuesday night State of the Union address offers a road map of President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign. (more)

It’s not like us to take to drinking on a Tuesday. It’s more like every day. But today is special because President Barack Obama is giving his annual State of the Union address to Congress. (more)

Happy State of the Union day!  (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the president invited Republicans to join him but warned, “I intend to fight.” (more)

As a political junkie, I’ll admit it: I love the president’s annual State of the Union speeches, regardless of who’s in the White House. (more)

Despite a general lack of civility in Washington, the State of the Union Address “prom date” program is still alive and well. (more)

Tuesday, the day that President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the Union address, also marks the 1,000th day since Senate Democrats last proposed a budget plan. (more)

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday evening will include a significant focus on manufacturing jobs, despite GOP criticism of his Jan. 18 decision to nix construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. (more)

President Barack Obama will leave Washington, D.C. for a three-day, five-state campaign swing after he delivers his Jan. 24 State of the Union address. (more)

In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law his $787 billion stimulus, which he lauded as “the most sweeping economic recovery package in our history.” Two years later, the government’s stimulus spending has failed to win the future, and public opinion has responded accordingly. (more)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott is canceling a proposed high-speed train line between Orlando and Tampa promoted by President Barack Obama, saying Wednesday it would cost Florida too much even with $2.4 billion in federal help. (more)

Just a few weeks ago, President Barack Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, complete with the usual pomp and pageantry we’ve come to expect. With the nation watching, he delicately walked a fine line, trying not to offend anyone and please everyone. This, too, has become a tradition of sorts. (more)

Millions of Americans in the military put on their uniforms each day to defend our national security. (more)

Pivotal moments for a presidency rarely happen on a schedule: acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and sudden financial crises are usually the kind of events that intervene to dominate a political era. Yet, Monday’s release of the president’s new budget could end up being one of those moments that set a new course for our nation’s fiscal and economic future. (more)