Here’s your post-SOTU open thread

So what did you think of President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union Address?

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A State of the Union open thread

The State of the Union just started, and I wanted to give you all an opportunity to share your thoughts. Have at it! EDIT: I’ll start out the discussion with this tweet summing up my thoughts on the Republican reaction to the very beginnings of President Obama’s speech. Apparently @GOP…

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Sen. Ron Johnson invites Jonathan Lucroy to State of the Union

Two of my great passions – the Milwaukee Brewers and politics – have officially collided in a big way, as U.S. Senator Ron Johnson has invited Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy to attend the State of the Union address next week. Brewers All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy is not an elected official,…

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State of the Union open thread

So here we go….President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address. Discuss.

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Democratic House candidate Kelly Westlund calls on Sean Duffy to support minimum wage increase

Ahead of President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight, Democratic House candidate Kelly Westlund held a media conference call today with minimum-wage workers from Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. On the call, Westlund and the minimum-wage workers urged Westlund’s opponent, incumbent Republican Rep. Sean Duffy to support raising the minimum…

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The President is Too Divisive

Was the theme of the night last night after his State of the Union address. Every republican who could on TV anywhere from Fox news to public TV in Paducah Kentucky they all had the same message; “The President is trying to divide us, he needs to tone down his…

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Mitch Daniels’ State of the Anti-Union

Tonight’s the night for President Barack Obama’s fourth State of the Union address. After President Obama’s State of the Union address, Republicans will trot out Republican Governor Mitch “halfway to cadaver” Daniels to give the official Republican response to the State of the Union. You may remember Gov. Daniels from…

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The state of the union…

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SNL’s Michele Bachmann SOTU skit

This isn’t nearly as funny as it could have been, but it’s still funny:

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Topic of the Week: State of the Union

Obviously the big news in politics this week was the State of the Union address given by President Obama, so I thought we’d discuss what you thought of the President’s address. Personally, I thought the speech was solid, if unspectacular.

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