The light atop the U.S. Capitol indicating that either the House of Representatives, Senate or both are in session burns bright shortly before President George W. Bush's annual State of the Union speech Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, in Washington.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., left, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., second from right, and Sen. Ted Kennedy, right, D-Mass., await the arrival of President Bush to deliver his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 in Washington. In addition to the war in Iraq, Mr. Bush touched on topics including energy, education, immigration and health care.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, right, arrives for President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas is at left.
President George W. Bush arrives in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol to deliver his annual State of the Union address Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 in Washington. Mr. Bush urged Congress and the public to give his unpopular Iraq strategy a chance to work, warning that failure would allow a "contagion of violence" to infect the entire Middle East. (TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)
President Bush shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as Vice President Dick Cheney looks on before the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 in Washington. In addition to the war in Iraq, Mr. Bush touched on a range of topics including energy, education, immigration and health care.
President Bush waves as he is applauded before delivering his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
President Bush delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 23, 2007 in Washington, with Vice President Dick Cheney and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seated behind him. In addition to the war in Iraq, Bush was expected to touch on a wide range of topics including energy, education, immigration and health care.
President Bush smiles while being applauded by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., prior to delivering his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
President Bush delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Supreme Court Justices, from left, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito listen during the President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
President Bush delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
President Bush delivers the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 as Vice President Dick Cheney listens in the background.
Vice President Dick Cheney applauds and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listens as President Bush delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. applauds during President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
President Bush delivers his annual State of the Union address Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Mr. Bush urged Congress and the public to give his unpopular Iraq strategy a chance to work, warning that failure would allow a "contagion of violence" to infect the entire Middle East.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, center, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice applaud during President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
First Lady Laura Bush, right, accompanied by, from left, Ambassador Nancy Brinker, Dr. Nancy Ho, and Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo during President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Sgt. Tommy Reiman, of Independence, Ky., left, applauds New York construction worker and Navy veteran Wesley Autrey during President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. Mr. Bush hailed Autrey for his act of bravery, when he saw a man fall onto subway tracks in New York, leapt down to get him, and held the man in a space between the rails as the train roared over them.
Michael J. Fox sits on the gallery steps as he listens to President Bush's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Sen. James Webb, D-Va., rehearses the Democrat's response to President Bush's State of the Union speech, Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007, in Washington.