state of the union address on tuesday night is going to be a tough act to follow. but the republican party is going to give it their best shot and their choice for the post rebuttal address, this year's chosen one is south carolina governor nikki haley. now, there's no question that governor haley has a pretty low bar for success given the most memorable moments from her rebuttal predecessors. they were not exactly moments that wanted -- that anyone wants to remember, but here they are. there was louisiana governor bobby jindal's response to the president's 2009 joint address to congress in which he was widely panned by many rebuttal watchers for the milquetoast response that fell far short of matching the president's soaring rhetoric. then of course my favorite, marco rubio, all anyone could talk about, the morning of at speech was what seemed like his unquenchable thirst. nevertheless, the gop's choice of nikki haley signals the party's high hopes for her ability to hold down not only the rebuttable but maybe possibly the vp spot on the