8:59 EST: We start momentarily… the following posts come straight from Instant Messenger:

Jim says:

Hey, here come the justices

Cam says:

all right, going to get a beer. how kick ass is it to see chief justice roberts and associate justice alito?

Cam says:

i wish alito could give kos the finger on tv.

Cam says:

probably not very judicial. it’s why i’ll never be a judge.

Cam says:

well, that and the fact i’m not an attorney.

Cam says:

damn. condi’s not wearing the knee high boots tonight.

Jim says:
Alito looks like one happy man.
Cam says:
yeah, you can see the small smile, which looks like it could break out into a gigantic grin at any moment
Jim says:
Oh, if only he could just let it break and run up to Kennedy and Kerry and give ‘em the finger. Just for a second. Just one slip to show he’s human.
Cam says:
i’d take a stuart scott “booyah!” in their face.
Jim says:
Yeah, there’s a guy who deserves to enjoy his end zone touchdown dance.
Cam says:
i think condi’s smiling at me. she knows i’m watching.
Jim says:
Hey, I know that guard.
Cam says:
blah blah blah. why am i watching this on cnn? just because you have to go through hell doesn’t mean I have to as well.
Jim says:
Or at least, I knew him when I worked on the Hill.
Cam says:
hey, i know that congressman. that’s tom cole.
Cam says:
oh wait, never mind.
Cam says:
i don’t know that guy after all.
Jim says:
Wilson Livingood, Sargeant at Arms for the House, has one line a year, and it’s an awesome one.
Cam says:
did you just see rummy give bush the fist pump? love it.
Cam says:
“go get ‘em, tiger”
Cam says:
btw, i gotta tell you: i really find SOTU speeches to be incredibly boring.
Jim says:
lol
Jim says:
Well, they’re kind of paint-by-numbers
Cam says:
so my comments might be less than pertinent
Jim says:
Well, the 2002 one did lay out the Axis of Evil.
Cam says:
true
Cam says:
and there’s always the chance he’ll declare war on iran tonight
Jim says:
“My fellow Americans… I have just approved legislation outlawing the Iranian Mullahs forever. The bombing started five minutes ago.”
Cam says:
achmed… amood… amanidijahd… ah hell… you’re goin’ down like a horned toad against a semi.
Jim says:
Got the Coretta Scott King tribute done quick… AND the network cameras immedately look for any African-American they can find
Jim says:
Because, you know, white Americans wouldn’t have any particular reaction to her death.
Jim says:
Shockingly, the President tells us the state of the union is “strong.”

Jim says:
Listing the non-free countries, he hit Syria, Burma, North Korea and Iran. The line I wished he had added, “And at the end of my presidency, only one of their regimes will remain. Can you guess which one?”
Cam says:
oooh. i like the “violent inheriting the earth” line.
Cam says:
notice the guy in the kufiyyah wasn’t clapping too hard at that line.
Jim says:
Heh - missed that
Jim says:
“If we left the attackers alone, they would not leave us along. There is no peace in retreat, and there is no honor in retreat. Rep. Murtha, I’m talkin’ to you.”
Jim says:
Okay, I added that last line
Jim says:
It was in the original draft, I promise
Cam says:
so john conyers won’t stand, but john kerry will. i’ll at least give him credit for that.
Jim says:
Kerry stood for that applause line, before he stood against it.Cam says:
heh.
Cam says:
you’re pretty quick for a guy who’s watching this at 4 am.
Jim says:
Insomnia lately.
Cam says:
really? why’s that?
Jim says:
Of course, I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep this up through the whole speech. Maker’s Mark is catching up.
Cam says:
nice
Jim says:
Honestly, I feel like my body clock is still 3-4 hours off from the last time I was in the U.S.
Cam says:
drinking at 4 a.m. you are a stud. you are the turkish god of blogging… geraghtius
Jim says:
Wow - on Iraq, the applause divide was right down the chamber.
Jim says:
“We are winning” - Dems don’t applaud that line?
Cam says:
i noticed that.
Cam says:
i guess they’d say they don’t believe it
Cam says:
and again, those on the left… keep your seats.
Jim says:
Hey - right now, I feel more awake than Harry Reid looks.
Cam says:
they’re quoting star wars over at dkos:
Cam says:
“So this is how democracy ends.
To thunderous applause.”
Jim says:
Okay, you quote the new ones, you suck.
Cam says:
hold me. hold me like you did on naboo. when all that mattered was our love.
Jim says:
Yousa thinkin’ weesa goona diiieee?

Cam says:
you know.. jar jar ended up a senator.
Cam says:
he’d probably be sitting between kerry and feinstein tonight.
Cam says:
more from dkos:
Cam says:
More standing O’s please! It looks like Cheney’s gonna keel every time he’s forced to stand, clap and sit again. Hastert looks shakey himself.

Marshall has been added to the conversation.

Jim says:
Oy.
Jim says:
Hey, Marshall’s here!
Marshall says:
I’m here!
Cam says:
apparently ann coulter’s got a lefty doppleganger
Cam says:
whatcha drinking, marshall?
Marshall says:
Nothing yet.
Cam says:
jim’s got makers mark and i’m chugging robitussin and sam adams.
Jim says:
Weigh in here - I’m just cutting and pasting the IM chat
Cam says:
mmm
Marshall says:
Key sound bite:
Marshall says:
“Retreat will not bring peace”
Cam says:
oooh. iran talk.
Cam says:
i’ll quit being snarky for a moment.
Jim says:
Ooh - just laid down the line - regime must not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons
Jim says:
He’s addressing citizens of Iran.
Marshall says:
There’s a “but” coming…
Marshall says:
Or not…
Cam says:
wait. that’s it?
Cam says:
we want to be friends?
Marshall says:
Has there been anything at all about domestic stuff?
Marshall says:
I started listening at 9:!6
Jim says:
Not much domestic.
Cam says:
where’s the jack bauer, we want to be friends, but YOU MUST TELL US WHERE THE NUKES ARE BEFORE I CUT YOUR EYES OUT WITH A SPOON!!!!
Jim says:
I can’t disagree with any of the Iran stuff, but jeez, not exactly much there
Cam says:
nothing on domestic stuff yet, marshall.
Jim says:
A pledge, and then… Hey, on to fighting disease and spreading trade!
Cam says:
no, i don’t disagree, but it would have been nice to be a little tougher.
Marshall says:
Catching up…
Marshall says:
Did Cindy Sheehan really get hauled out?
Marshall says:
She’s stunningly stupid.
Cam says:
yep. apparently tried to unfold an anti war banner in the chamber
Cam says:
more from dkos:
Cam says:
Poor parents (of dead soldier), they must hate themselves to show up for this doof.

Cam says:
One grieving mother gets a standing ovation, another gets arrested.

Only in Bushworld.
Jim says:
Ooh - here’s the wiretapping defense!
Marshall says:
Is that from Kos?
Marshall says:
He’s defending the NSA stuff…
Marshall says:
“The terrorist program has helped stopped terrorist attacks.”
Marshall says:
Okay. Fine. Which ones? Give us one example… Help revuild your cred. Now’s your chance!
Cam says:
yes, that’s from kos.
Cam says:
here’s my favorite so far. it’s absolutely incoherent with rage.
Cam says:
You are the FAILURE! Not the critics of the war…

Bin Laden in charge of Iraq? A-Hole, not before you went there…

Fallujah, seen of your war crimes…!

First lady shaking hands with family Bush destroyed…

Douche bag!

We’re grateful to the soldiers that we are profiting from…

Dark Vision…

There’s Lieberman another A hole

Saudi Arabia, DEMOCRACIES? Scumbag.
Cam says:
Threats that we make money from Huh Shrub?

economic pro..pro..progress stutter much…

Rumsfeld! you nazi…

and the dr..dr…drug trade

partner for a better life U.S.?

Das Homeland! Dear Leader!
Marshall says:
Lovely… I’m enjoying this very enlightened dialogue.
Marshall says:
I’ve got excerpts from the WH. He’s going to talk about domestic stuff for a while now.
Cam says:
learn anything interesting in the conference call?
Marshall says:
Missed the call. Rrrrrr. I had the day from hell.
Marshall says:
“This economy could not function without them [immigrants].”
Marshall says:
Is he going to make that his position on immigration. Hell, I agree with him. But he’s going to take some guff from the right.
Jim says:
Meanwhile, out in the GOP grassroots, we can hear the sound of crickets chirping
Marshall says:
Exactly.