It has been 16 years! Since a Democratic President, addressing Congress

was flanked by a Democratic V.P. and a Democratic Speaker.

In a news clip from 1993, showing President Clinton talking about health reform, he was flanked by Al Gore and Tom Foley. By 1994, Foley was gone, and then Clinton had Newt and others behind him, and then, when Pelosi became the speaker, she had to share the dais with Dick.

So tonight, when Obama is flanked by Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, let's cherish this view. We will never know how many years we will see this vision, with too many DUers, and perhaps others, talking about a "2012 challenge to Obama" - meaning losing to Pawlenty (urghh) - or with Democrats shooting themselves in the foot and losing the majority in 2010.

not to mention no justice for the war criminals. Yippie-skippy!!!

That is all.

:rofl:

you lose.

Why should non party loyalist vote for your party if your own people disagree?

I assume that President Obama will be the Democratic candidate in 2012, and I figured that Timmy is a long shot, so I thought I'd have fun with that combination while it was still considered viable!

"Vote once, vote Offner".

Not a campaign slogan, but Washington State's Sixth District Representative Norm Dicks had an opponent back in the 1970's named Jim Beaver!

I expect the Republicans to pull the same trick on Obama tonight

But I posted the speech here so people can take a look at it: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8638169#8638586
It was not a bad speech...but it came before the debate over health care and I guess it was forgotten.

when Clinton was ready. But being Clinton, he just started talking, never missing a bit.

This being 1993, he wrote it long hand on a legal pad.. same as he wrote his book after leaving office.