Obama's Tuscon Speech

    For those of you who haven't yet watched or heard from Barack Obama's Tuscon speech this past week, you should definitely take a look. Many Republicans and Democrats have called the speech his best one yet.  

                                                                                      
   This speech was great because it really touched on the topic of strong rhetoric between both Democrats and Republicans. The question now is whether Republicans and Democrats will actually change their behavior. On "Meet the Press", Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that he would sit alongside his Republican counter parts during this Wednesday's State of the Union Address. The State of the Union Address is one of the events where party politics is usually most decisive; the members of one party are often found giving a standing ovation, while the members of the other party stay seated and nod their heads in disapproval. The act of sitting together will be more symbolic than anything else. The real question is if Republicans will still try to completely repeal something like the recent Health Care Reform, when they know that any new Health Care bill in the house will not pass through the Senate and will be vetoed by the President. Thoughts?