Full Text of Kaine's speech here....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Text of the Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday, as prepared for delivery by Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia:

My fellow Americans, good evening. I'm Tim Kaine, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It's an honor to give the Democratic response to President Bush on behalf of my Commonwealth, my fellow Democratic governors and the Democratic Party.

I worked as a missionary in Honduras when I was a young man and I learned to measure my life by the difference I can make in someone else's life. Coretta Scott King embodied that value and tonight, as a nation, we mourn her passing. Our faith and values teach us that there is no higher calling than serving others.

The federal government should serve the American people. But that mission is frustrated by this administration's poor choices and bad management. Families in the Gulf Coast see that as they wait to rebuild their lives. Americans who lose their jobs see that as they look to rebuild their careers. And our soldiers in Iraq see that as they try to rebuild a nation.

The rest - http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=82947

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1. It's a better rebuttal than last years Harry and Nancy show..but not great

Al Gore made a MUCH better speech than this a couple weeks and it was a much more important assessment of the state of the union than anything anyone has said in recent years.

Doug De Clue
Orlando, FL