State of the Union

President Bush's State of the Union speech Tuesday seemed to go pretty much by the book, style-wise, for this annual political ritual, despite earlier administration hints that it would be shorter and more focused than the traditional SOTU. Bush talked at length about Iraq policy, the war on terrorism and other international issues, and went through a list of domestic agenda items -- government spending and taxes, immigration reform, education, reform of entitlements and more.

But the two focal points were his proposals on energy (reducing consumption of gasoline by 20 percent over 10 years) and health care (making insurance more available, affordable and even-handed). Beforehand, the White House provided a document (in pdf format; click to read, right-click to download file) outlining the speech's main points in considerable detail. Take a look at it.

Now that it's over and the spinmeisters on both sides have done their best spinning, what are your thoughts on the content of Bush's speech? You can post your comments here, or on either or both of the public bulletin boards we've set up for the community to discuss his Iraq plan and his domestic agenda.