So, tonight we take a break from the barely beliveable premises of 24, to watch the long running and entirely credible show "State of the Union - 2006 edition." This is the last opportunity for the president to drive his message home to the people prior to the 2006 election. It will be important for the president to deliver enough empty promises to the television viewers to make them forget that he has prempted whatever it is people watch on Tuesday nights.

Not that there will be any suspense about the content though:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2006/index.html


What to expect tonight beyond the regular nonsense that everyone will forget come March? I predict the following:

-The state of union is good.
-There will be pointing.
-Bush will smile at inappropriate moments at least twice.
-He will wink no more than five times.
-George Bush will not kiss Joe Lieberman.
-He will feel up Joe Biden.
-John Kerry will appear dour.
-Samuel Alito will be in attendence--perhaps sitting next to Laura?
-Iraqi elections will be mentioned. Blue thumbs will be shown.
-Palestinian elections will not be mentioned.
-Eavesdropping is Ok.
-Everything is fine.
-Strength.
-Trust us.

And the show is starting on the NBC . . .