Speaking of Kathleen Sebelius giving this year’s State of the Union response, it’s worth highlighting Jim Webb’s response last year. Webb’s speech was infinitely better than Bush’s that night, a rare feat even in the mediocrity of the Bush administration. It was arguably the best speech I’ve seen a Democrat give on the national stage since Barack Obama’s keynote at the DNC in 2004. Webb was especially strong when he was hitting on populist economic themes and offering a devastating critique of Bush’s handling of the war in Iraq.

The text of Webb’s speech can be read here.

PS — Webb/Tester or Tester/Webb 2012 (or 2016)!