Badge Michael Tomasky Blog  Obama to Congress  So Obama will
address a joint session of Congress next week to discuss
healthcare reform. Obviously, it'll be high stakes, and equally
obviously, I'll be having lots to say about it in the days to
come.  For now, it's worth nothing that it's also high stakes
for the Republicans. You can bet they won't be cheering much.
But if they sit on their hands and look ungracious and snarly
and surly, they'll make their base happy, but they'll turn
moderates off.  I remember being in the room for Bill Clinton's
1999 State of the Union address -- the highest political drama
I've ever witnessed personally. The Senate impeachment trial was
going on at that very moment. The Republicans in the House
despised him. Some of my American readers may recall that Tom
DeLay and Dick Armey pointedly refused to applaud once during
the entire night. Well, maybe they applauded as he entered the
hall, but that was about it. They sat there with their arms
folded, scowling.  It was commented o