We wont feed you, you cant go to the bathroom until you find a deal. Melissa thats serious and they love it. Jason lets try that. Melissa the white house says the president will push for unity and tonights speech and focus on the areas where agreement seems likely. Such as infrastructure spending. They love to spend money. The state of the union had been scheduled for last week, but House Speaker nancy pelosi poulter invitation during the Government Shutdown amid growing tension between the two. Pelosi will be seated behind the president , which should be fun, as will the Vice President during tonights speech. The white house counselor Kellyanne Conway says the president will strike a civil tone. Watch this. I would characterize his overall tone as visionary. Hes going for unity. Hes calling for an end to retribution and resistance politics. More cooperation and compromise. They talk about getting an actual portrait of americans who have achieved greatness on behalf of all of us, inclu