- Bush envisions making the 20 percent gasoline reduction goal happen by instituting heavy increases in ethanol production along with other alternative fuels.
- Bush also seeks to raise fuel economy standards for passenger cars, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joel Kaplan told reporters Tuesday.
- The president will offer a $7,500 tax deduction for individuals and $15,000 for families, including those who are covered by employer health plans. Those who have employer-sponsored health plans, however, could be subject to a new tax, depending on whether their policies are more or less than the tax deduction. *
"...Bush will spend a "significant amount of time" in the State of the Union discussing Iraq and the global War on Terror."
Jim Web will be offering the rebuttal-
- most likely only focusing of the troop "surge"
- Democratic party leaders gave him an outline to follow
- Webb will speak for about five minutes after the president concludes his speech
Tonight will be the President's first time, before a Democratic Congress in control of power and an audience stocked with more than a dozen presidential hopefuls.
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