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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/23/1f1uej.St.138.jpeg|525President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/11/Hgs7F.St.138.jpg|525President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address as Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) look on Tuesday, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The first State of the Union speech of President Obama's second term advances an expansive agenda focused on the economy and jobs, according to summaries provided to reporters. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/1fojnx.St.138.jpeg|408WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama greets legislators before he delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, "It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth". (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/1lWKP4.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Reporters listen from their gallery as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, "It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth". (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/ihdfK.St.138.jpeg|525President Barack Obama gestures as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/kJm0v.St.138.jpeg|427Nathaniel and Cleopatra Pendelton stand with first lady Michelle Obama as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/08/1dSJcP.St.138.jpeg|525Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio applaud President Barack Obama as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/08/7U4o4.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/08/mexie.St.138.jpeg|424Rocker Ted Nugent sits in the gallery as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/11/Hgs7F.St.138.jpg|525President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address as Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) look on Tuesday, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The first State of the Union speech of President Obama's second term advances an expansive agenda focused on the economy and jobs, according to summaries provided to reporters. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/1fojnx.St.138.jpeg|408WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama greets legislators before he delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, "It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth". (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/1lWKP4.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Reporters listen from their gallery as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, "It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth". (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/ihdfK.St.138.jpeg|525President Barack Obama gestures as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/09/kJm0v.St.138.jpeg|427Nathaniel and Cleopatra Pendelton stand with first lady Michelle Obama as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/08/1dSJcP.St.138.jpeg|525Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio applaud President Barack Obama as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/08/7U4o4.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/08/mexie.St.138.jpeg|424Rocker Ted Nugent sits in the gallery as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/22/03/MJ9Oi.St.138.jpeg|525Ted Nugent listens during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/43/1sf9YC.St.138.jpeg|525WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), gestures as State of the Union address during a jointhe gives his session of Congress on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/45/13ahYu.St.138.jpeg|375President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/44/FsOPT.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets U.S. President Barack Obama, as U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (C) look on before the president's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/44/Czr69.St.138.jpeg|525WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, "It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth". (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/44/Zr9u1.St.138.jpeg|525President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/44/1q72VA.St.138.jpeg|525President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/44/fA9A6.St.138.jpeg|357President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/43/fdHqc.St.138.jpeg|433President Barack Obama has lipstick wiped from his face as he arrive to give his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/43/123ynn.St.138.jpeg|525First lady Michelle Obama stands with Cleopatra Cowley-Pendelton before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/43/vXq2a.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) gestures toward U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) before giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/43/c5lFr.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted before giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/23/lA5w0.St.138.jpeg|411WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) takes photographs on the floor of the House before U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/23/1tnv8f.St.138.jpeg|413WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney (2nd-R) greets legislators on the floor of the House before U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/23/1e1zfS.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with Speaker of the House Johen Boehner (R-OH) (R) before U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/23/16SxSL.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Sen. Bob Menedez (D-NJ) greets fellow legislators on the floor of the House before U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/22/KOxCz.St.138.jpeg|525Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, shakes hands with Chief Justice John Roberts before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. (Pool photo by Charles Dharapak/AP via Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/26/bugjN.St.138.jpeg|525President Barack Obama's motorcade makes its way down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 12, 2013. The President delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday evening. (Pool photo by Drew Angerer/SIPA via Abaca Press/MCT)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/26/11XNbt.St.138.jpeg|416Vice President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/26/r4Y3R.St.138.jpeg|525WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (L) talks with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (R) on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2103 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/26/IPU7H.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) arrive on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2103 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/26/186UYG.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY, and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sit on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2103 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/25/2ZAEb.St.138.jpeg|432WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton (R) and Nathaniel A. Pendleton Sr. (L) of Chicago, Illinois attend U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol February 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Pendleton's daughter, Hadiya Pendleton, was murdered on January 29, 2013, when she was shot and killed in Harsh Park on Chicago’s South Side. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/24/1ajYvU.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Apple CEO Tim Cook (C) attends U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama was expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/24/sTdfM.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Supreme Court Justices, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan applaud before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2103 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/02/12/21/24/OLc4Q.St.138.jpeg|426WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with Speaker of the House Johen Boehner (R-OH) before U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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