Yes we can - No we can't.

In what was more a speech about the state of the President than the Nation, President Obama's first State of the Nation speech saw him rallying Democrats to stay with his ambitious legislative agenda and trying to maintain public confidence in his administration. Using a tone that was both relaxed but defensive, he fired salvos against both Republicans , lobbyists, banks - "as popular as root canal" and "TV pundits" but accepted that some of his political setbacks had been merited. The agenda is very much a domestic one and in case anyone misunderstood the question, to quote Clinton's administration, 'It's the economy, stupid'. Interactive news and analysis, as always from both the BBC and NY Times.