Without a doubt, terrorism and the war in Iraq will drive most of the address, as well as domestic issues such as tax cuts, business growth and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast.

The first and most salient issue is likely to be the war in Iraq.

This address is a signal of strategies, and it will outline what the president can do in the next two years. And, the Democrats' response that will follow the address will highlight what issues Democrats will concentrate on for the 2008 election.

(Bush) will emphasize the positives. And put a happier face on the economy.

had hoped to hear acknowledgment from the president of our failures in Iraq, the war on terrorism and the administration's concrete plans for solving them with our allies and through the United Nations.

One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.