President Obama's State of the Union Address

President Barack Obama addresses a Joint Session of Congress while delivering his State of the Union speech January 25, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress and the Supreme Court on January 25, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

Daniel Hernandez, the intern credited with saving the life of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the recent tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, listens as US President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress and the Supreme Court on January 25, 2011.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

First Lady Michelle Obama (R) stands next to Roxanna and Dallas Green, respectively the mother and brother of Christina Taylor Green, 9, who was killed in the Jan. 8 mass killing in Arizona, with father John Green on the far (L) as she arrives for U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on January 25, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) take their seats before the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill on January 25, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

Hillary Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool/Getty Images

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) greets Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan (R) and Sonia Sotomayor prior to U.S. President Barack Obama delivering his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill January 25, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

First lady Michelle Obama waves on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, prior to the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

President Obama and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Barack Obama (C) greets (L-R) Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer before the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill on January 25, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., left, and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., sit next to the empty seat of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

Eric Holder, Robert Gates, Timothy Geithner and Hillary Clinton — Pool,AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, from left, Attorney General Eric Holder, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan, 25, 2011, prior to the start of the president's State of the Union address.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

President Obama — AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

President Barack Obama is greeted on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, prior to delivering his State of the Union speech.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

John Boehner and Joe Biden — JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Speaker of the House John Boehner (R), R-OH, prior to President Obama's State of the Union address.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

Denver residents watch from a home as U.S. President Barack Obama gives the State of the Union address on January 25, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The neighborhood event was sponsored by the Democratic Party's Organizing for America.

Scenes from Obama's State of the Union Address

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama — AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk into the Capitol for the State of the Union address, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, in Washington.