I'm another who missed the speech. Spent longer than I expected getting my after-work shopping errands done, and got back in the car to turn on the radio just in time to hear him say, "Thank you".

I'm with kat and GUEST: I hate listening to and watching the man speak, especially to Congress (look at TelePromptR on left side of aisle, look at center camera, look at TelePromptR on right side of aisle, look at center camera...) but the video clips that I've seen last night and this morning make me kinda think that, as WYSIWYG says, his speechmaking skills are improving. And the thought occurred to me, too, that his hopes for America's commitment to his war effort include the hope that he will be re-elected. Of course, the next coupla years will tell... if he and we live that long.

I chatted with my co-worker this morning (the one whose best friend lost a son to the WTC attack) about Bush's delivery and speculated that he must have had some training in sermon delivery (citing as added proof the speech/sermon he gave last Friday at the national prayer service in DC).

BTW, that co-worker of mine attended the Philadelphia Flyers-New York Rangers hockey game last night — or should I say the two-thirds of a hockey game — where the crowd insisted on watching the speech instead of allowing the third period of the game to commence. My friend was amazed at the experience: not only did Philly's hockey fans NOT want to watch hockey, but they also cheered the mayor of NYC and the governor of NY. I'm not sure that anyone outside the Philly area understands just how significant that is! My friend said that last night, Philadelphia truly was the City of Brotherly Love.