President Bush

Filing ballot initiatives is cheap. It's qualifying them that costs money. And it's fun to make a point. That seems to be the idea behind a San Francisco ballot initiative that would rename a city sewage plant for George W. Bush. It's also an example of the city living up to its reputation for subtle, restrained political commentary.

President Bush's final State of the Union address was his least interesting -- largely because it also his least partisan one.

So says Steven Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program, in this morning-after assessment of Bush's performance, positioning and policy proposals: