The Full Text: Here's the

The Full Text: Here's the transcript from whitehouse.gov--State of the Union Address by President George W. Bush (I'd have posted this sooner, but the Republicans had to first gratuitously supplement the text with applause notations.)

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished citizens and fellow citizens: Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to consider the state of the union.