Bush delivers his last SOTU

New York Times

It took 8 years, but at last President Bush was able to smile at the warm reception to his aria "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto. In the Democrats response to the performance, Gov. Sebelius strove to remind the public of his notorious 2004 English version, but the pundits all felt that his recitative this year was truly magnificent and a great political victory. (moosyfate)

Having spoken at length on his actions in prior years, and gone on to a surprisingly detailed description of a current plan that appears to involve some sort of "death ray," Bush stopped briefly, chuckled to himself saying, "But there I go monologuing again, giving you all the time you need to escape." (insidian)