The surveillance issue has been somewhat of an embarrassment for the administration. As some of the things they have done are illegal.

This address is a signal of strategies, and it will outline what the president can do in the next two years. And, the Democrats' response that will follow the address will highlight what issues Democrats will concentrate on for the 2008 election.

(Bush) will emphasize the positives. And put a happier face on the economy.

The first and most salient issue is likely to be the war in Iraq.