As you may know, each year the White House press office primes the media pump by pre-releasing drafts of the SOU address to key media outlets. These pre-releases are the source of the “The President Will Address These Themes” stories you’ve already seen in today’s media.

But you don’t need to read the media’s spin to learn the themes … get it from the White House itself. Here you can read the White House pre-speech spin page, and here are some of the lines you’ll hear Bush deliver tonight:

“America this evening is a Nation called to great responsibilities. And we are rising to meet them…”

“We have not come all this way – through tragedy, and trial, and war – only to falter and leave our work unfinished. Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.”

“Our greatest responsibility is the active defense of the American people. Twenty-eight months have passed since September 11, 2001 – over two years without an attack on American soil – and it is tempting to believe that the danger is behind us. That hope is understandable, comforting – and false.”

“…America is on the offensive against the terrorists…”

“As part of the offensive against terror, we are also confronting the regimes that harbor and support terrorists, and could supply them with nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons…”

“…Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the better…”

“The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror…”

“The work of building a new Iraq is hard, and it is right. And America has always been willing to do what it takes for what is right.”

“America’s growing economy is also a changing economy. As technology transforms the way almost every job is done, America becomes more productive, and workers need new skills… We must respond by helping more Americans gain the skills to find good jobs in our new economy.”

“On the critical issue of health care, our goal is to ensure that Americans can choose and afford private health care coverage that best fits their individual needs. To make insurance more affordable, Congress must act to address rapidly rising health care costs.”

“We are living in a time of great change… Yet some things endure – courage and compassion, reverence and integrity, respect for differences of faith and race. The values we try to live by never change. And they are instilled in us by fundamental institutions, such as families, and schools, and religious congregations. These institutions – the unseen pillars of civilization – must remain strong in America…”

“All of us – parents, schools, government – must work together to counter the negative influence of the culture, and to send the right messages to our children.”