US voters' views: State of the Union

Our panel of US voters gave us their reaction to President Bush's State of the Union address.

Jim Hill Sudbury, Mass. "A solid speech with some serious ideas to keep America safe" Nancy Pew Seattle, Washington "He presents policies in friendly words but erodes our rights" Neil Sherman Germantown, Tenn "Mr Bush exuded confidence and made several strong points"

Rhonda Buie Houston, Texas "Grand plans need money and we do not have it to spend" Jorge Caspary Tallahassee, Florida "His plan for alternate energy sources is a necessity" Shankar Iyer Fairfax, Virginia "He seemed comfortable distorting the facts"

We asked our panel: Did Mr Bush deliver on the pledges made in last year's State of the Union speech? What did they think of this year's address? Do they think he will deliver on the issues he has made central to his policy agenda over the next 12 months?

Read their views and then click on the links at the bottom of each page to respond to their comments.

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The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.