live picture there of statuary hall in the united states capitol. i m john king in washington. welcome back to our continuing coverage of the president s state of the union address. a big night here in washington. he will be in the house chamber now under republican rules. statuary hall always the scene of great theater. members of the house and the senate, other dignitaries walk those corridors and enter the house chamber. you see a large media presence as well there. i m right now across from the united states capitol on the balcony of the cannon house office building with our senior political analyst gloria borger. gloria, as we watch the drama and the theater unfold, it s important substance that begins tonight. we won t settle any of the big debates. but you heard eliot spitzer, david gergen arguing about can the democratic president sell the republicans on these new investments he will call them. they will say no, sir, it s more liberal spending. right. but about the economy,
she started by going after ann romney. democratic strategist hilary rosen is back, and only here, with a few more things to say. also here this morning msnbc s rachel maddow. republican strategist alex castellanos. and congressman cathy mcmorris-rodgers. plus, it s the morning after. a big night here in washington. the washington koerns dinner adds a little glitz. it gives the president a chance to use some comedy as a political weapon. it s great to be here this evening in the vast, mag sif sent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a real fixer-upper. from nbc news in washington, meet the press with david gregory . we re going to get you caught up on a big weekend in washington with the correspondents dinner. a little later on in the hour,
rosen is back, and only here, with a few more things to say. also here this morning, msnbc s rachel maddow. republican strategist alex castellanos. and vice chairman of the house republican congress, congresswoman kathy mcmorris-rodgers. plus, it s the morning after. a big night here in washington. the washington correspondence dinner adds a little glitz. it gives the president a chance to use some comedy as a political weapon. it s great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a little fixer-upper. from nbc news in washington, meet the press with david gregory . we re going to get you caught up on a big weekend in washington with the white house correspondents dinner a little bit later in the hour. kind of like the prom in washington, d.c. we ll get to the comedy a bit later on.