Last night, President Bush delivered the State of the Union, and Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) offered the Democratic Party’s response. President Bush and Senator Webb had the opportunity with these speeches to usher in real change to Washington and to set the tone for the next two years. Last night’s speeches are a kind of litmus test for the upcoming two years in Washington. Based on the tone and content of last night’s speeches, do you think President Bush and the Republicans are as committed to bipartisanship as the president’s State of the Union presented? Do you think the Democrats will make a concerted effort to reach across the aisle?
