Trump's first address to Congress - Feb. 28

[justfollowingtheelections]

He ran the most competent state exchange in ObamaCare.

I like the idea of having a Democrat from a red state give the response, but Beshear is retired.  I am not sure how much this could help the Democratic party in 2018. 

Do you really think voters in almost 2 years from now will base their decisions over the choice of the Democratic response to this speech?

No but it could help raise the profile of a Democrat in a red state.  Someone like Kander if he was running for office in 2018, or Beto O'Rourke if the Democrats are serious about challenging Cruz.

[Enduro]

Never watched a Bush address, nor an Obama address, the tradition will continue.

[rpryor03]

Fmr KY Gov Steve Beshear will give the Democratic Response.

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Why not? It's not like every response to Obama was by a top GOPer

That's wrong. 2009 was Bobby Jindal, 2010 was Bob McDonnell, 2011 was Paul Ryan, 2012 was Mitch Daniels (remember, he was a governor finishing his term in an Bush/Obama state), 2013 was FBM , 2014 was CMMR, 2015 was Joni Ernst, and 2016 was Nikki Haley.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

What are the odds that he spends part of the speech ranting about the New York Times and CNN? How about other conspiracy theories?

[The Other Castro]

Wow: Representatives Ruben Gallego and Raul Grijalva have invited the children of a deported mother to Trump's address to Congress.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/ej-montini/2017/02/24/montini-donald-trump-guadalupe-garcia-de-rayos-state-of-the-union-immigration-deportation/98357144/