17 minutes before the hour. right after the president delivers his final state of the union address right here on capitol hill, which i'm told will probably be the shortest of his administration, after that the south carolina governor nikki haley will give what the opposing party usually calls its response to the president. the republican response. governor haley is not calling it that, because, well, she says she's giving her own address, it's not a response to anything. political analysts call her a rising star in the republican party and a potential vice president candidate. according to a recent polling, her approval rating among south carolina voters is 56%. governor haley says she doesn't plan to compete with president obama tonight. she says she will talk about challenges and solutions for her state and the country. the national political reporter for the "boston globe" is here.