"THE STATE OF THE UNION" ADDRESS TO BE DELIVERED TONIGHT............

The Constitution of the United States requires that from tine to time the President as Chief Executive shall deliver a report on the state of our nation to the members of Congress and the American People. Until a century ago, that involved the transmittal of a written message from the President to the Congress, and through newspapers, to the citizenry of the country. Since President Woodrow Wi;son's tenure in the White House, the Chief Executive has appeared before and delivered to, a jointly convened session of the House of Representatives and United States Senate, one of the anticipated annual events in reporting on the governance and direction of the nation. Tonight President Obama will deliver his third "State of the Union" Address, from the dais of the House, in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, at 9 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific Time, broadcast live on television, radio, and on the internet, cable, and satellite, by all the major media outlets. Anewly released Pew Research Institute Poll this morning relays that 86% of Americans expect the President to concentrate his speech on Strengthening the Economy; 82% Jobs; and 69% Terror and the National Deficit . Going into his re-election year it will be interesting to see and hear what he reports and proposes to address the state of our union and in taking our country forward on all fronts, vital to the well being and vitality of the one nation under God, in freedom and liberty we are............Fr. Troy