obama address liveblog

9:10 :: Obama sure does like the red tie... its pretty much the official color tie of the President.
9:13 :: Watching the NBC coverage, definitely missing the wise words of Tim Russert.
9:15 :: Pelosi's outfit definitely leaes a lot to be desired... is it some sort of sweater? Also a terrible color... Madame Speaker, puke green is never in.
9:16 :: What is it with Obama and jumping the gun for big speeches? At least he doesn't make idiotic faces like W.
9:18 :: I really need Obama to look into the camera for the money shot... his head is darting back and forth wayyy too much.
9:19 :: WOW, Pelosi and Biden looked as if Obama activated the nail cushion on their seats. Jesus, they jumped up fast.
9:21 :: Great line about the "surplus" we had back in the day... draws a stark contrast with the "refund" speech Bush gave in 2001.
9:24 :: Thank you for jumpng the clapping gun, Minnesota delegation. We are ALL glad Minneapolis has 57 more cops than it would have had without the ARRA.
9:25 :: NOBODY MESSES WITH JOE! AM I RIGHT?
9:33 :: The clapping at just the wrong time has GOT to stop.
9:39 :: When is the new stuff coming out? This is all pretty much all what we already know.
9:40 :: I hate the lone clapper.
9:43 :: Could Pelosi be more excited about SCHIP? She was clapping so hard I thought her hands were going to explode.
9:45 :: Lowering of deficit through health care reform... I am no economics-man, but I think I will need to see the numbers on that one.
9:46 :: Yessssss, going for the educational moneyshot. Access to everyone! I love it!
9:48 :: SPICY with the support for charter schools. Lukewarm clapping from Biden and NO show of support from Pelosi.
9:48 :: Obama calls for at least 1 year of postsecondary education!!! "Dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It's not quitting on yourself, it's quitting on your country!" Beautiful!
9:51 :: Pulling responsible parent line... somewhere Bill Cosby is smiling while shoving a spoonful of jell-o into his mouth.
9:57 :: And there we have the ZAP of Bush re: fishy budget practices.
10:03 :: Good story about the bank guy giving out his bonus money. I am sure the wingnuts will find some socialistic theme here and criticize to no end.
10:06 :: "We are not quitters," I very much enjoy this story as well.
10:08 :: Speech over. While I liked the speech generally, I am not sure if it lived up to the high expectations that some had for it. It sounded, as par for the course so far, almost like a campaign speech. Maybe thats an unfair criticism since he has been president for only 36 days so far, but I am still having a hard time his transition in speaking. I think it should be well received, except by those who you would expect to hate anything that Obama said. Obviously I was pleased with the strong education rhetoric towards the mid-end of the speech. I think that line about dropping out of high school was fabulous and should be remembered for some time. David Gregory is doing a capable job of analysis overall, I think. More reactions tomorrow, perhaps.