No wonder McDonnell is a star in Virginia. Classical conservatism.

If the Republicans can control the message this November, then they will win big… perhaps bigger than under former Speaker Gingrich.

Playing the Thomas Jefferson card repeatedly sounds nice for a hometown (home-building) speech.

“We want results, not rhetoric…” Amen.

Props to McDonnell for hitting the Democrats on several healthcare talking points. solutions.GOP.gov plugged, nice.

Pro-innovative energy on the basis of economic prudence will win the day over the global warming panicked.

Pro-education speak– even showing common ground with the President– is bread and butter for the Republicans in a post NCLB world.

pro-Afghanistan policy teamed with anti-terror policy and a reference to Senator-elect Brown (R-MA) is a unique hit on the administration.

Replug the catchphrase “change you can believe in”.

Time to hit the reset button with the new decade.

Went with a slow build up for the finish, but it did not seem to hit at full speed. Well written rhetoric, however.

A call for immigration reform without detail, once again.

Plugs the anti-nuclear weapons treaty negotiations with Russia (which are falling through, it sounds.)

Calls for more strict sanctions against rogue nuclear countries.

Calls out North Korea and Iran, and promises more “consequences.” Why does the President sound like a distressed single mom ad Wal Mart?

But it’s Mr. Bush’s fault, yes?

Meanwhile, Mr. Obama calls for bipartisanship on behalf of national security. It is interesting how Mr. Obama provided a criticism against a “just say no” straw elephant.

Notes the near attack on Christmas, but flaunts a series of positives on the war on terror, immediately before plugging that the troops will come home.

Why is Mme Pelosi passing notes?

Mr. Obama calls for (now illegal) campaign finance reform and earmark reform.