So there's 2 GOP responses now?

Damn that "liberal" media! Damn 'em, I say!

But what's this?! Now the Republicans get 2 responses to the State of the Union instead of just one?!

After President Obama's State of the Union address, most media organizations aired not just the regular Republican response, which was delivered by the yawn-inducing Paul Ryan. They also showed the Tea Party response, incoherently given by Michele Bachmann.

With the GOP being afforded 2 responses to one speech, don't the Greens deserve at least one?

Alright, so Obama's support of ending bailouts for greedy oil companies and replacing the failed No Child Left Behind law were good. It still doesn't justify 2 Republican responses. Furthermore, the media still owes the Greens the chance to give their response to Clinton's 1996 State of the Union, which was in essence a Republican speech - yet it received a Republican response.

If I had to give a response to Obama's speech, it would be every bit as confrontational towards the Republicans as Obama's speech should have been. Obama made no mention of civil liberties, raising the minimum wage, or repealing the extreme-right Citizens United ruling. I would have.

Fifteen years ago, the theme of Clinton's address was, "The era of big government is over" - even though the speech expanded government by endorsing school uniforms. The theme of any speech today ought to be, "The era of Big Business is over."