My simulblog of Daschle’s and Pelosi’s response:

• The State of our Union is indeed strong

• The State of the Union address should offer a vision to America

• We draw inspiration from our soldiers abroad

• Dems have an unwavering comittement to our national security and our armed forces

• Even the most powerful nation on earth must “bring other nations to our side”

• Prez has pursued a “go it alone” policy, stealing resources we need for education and healthcare here at home

• Prez led us into Iraq on the basis of unproven assertions … “he embraced a radical doctrine of preemptive war unprecedented in our history.”

• Amercian taxpayers are bearing all the cost and our troops are bearing all the casualties.

• “America must be a light to the world, not just a missle.”

• (Pelosi invokes JFK)

• Pelosi describes Haliburton as a “politically connected firm” enjoying “no bid contracts”

• We know what we need to do to protect America, “but this administration is failing to meet the challenge”

• We need to inspect all containers coming into the US, and all nuke plants must have higher security, first-repsonders need real-time communication, we must secure “100%” of enriched uranium and other material for WMD (does she mean globally?)

• We can do better and should require a higher standard

Now for Tom Daschle:

• State of Union is strong … but can be stronger still

• We are losing jobs, and need to correct more

• Millions of children are being denied what they were promised re: education, and tuitions at public colleges have increased nearly $600 since Bush took office.

• Dramatically fewer Americans have healthcare, and they are paying higher premiums … “an invisible tax increase” on many Amercians

• Tax cuts will weaken health coverage

• “In our vision of an opportunity society, promises made to those who have worked a lifetime will be honored in retirement” … so Soc. Sec should be a “gaurantee, not a gamble.”

Hope this was of use … and pardon the typos.