“It is unrealistic to expect that this Congress is going to take on such big
problems this year. They haven’t been willing to do it in the past several
years; there’s no reason to think that they would do it this year.
Remember, 2007 was labeled the ‘do-nothing Congress.’ “
– White House Press Secretary Dana Perrino, on why President Bush won’t
make any major new proposals in Monday’s State of the Union Address