Tonight the President of the United States will address the country with his annual State of the Union address. Last night, I checked the CNN website, where I noticed their daily question; this week’s question was, “How will you watch the State of the Union Address?” and three choices were given: on TV, on the Web, or I won’t.  At the time I checked the site, 8,755 people voted, and 54% said they wouldn’t be watching. I wasn’t really surprised at that number. Half of the country doesn’t vote in the presidential election, so why would they want to hear what he is saying/doing to try and help the country? I’m not sure what I’m more disappointed with: the fact that more Americans will tune into the Super Bowl rather than care about how our government is trying to fix the country’s problems, or the amount of problems our country has!  It has been publicized in his speech the President will emphasize the need to strengthen the country’s ability to compete in a changing world. I hope he tells us how he plans to strengthen the country, instead of just giving us words of hope that he will. I will either be checking in during the address or catching it on the Web afterwards in the evening. Even if the speech doesn’t interest you, I recommend catching the commentary of one of the news anchors afterwards. They are always entertaining and informative. – Alex Young, vice president and associate publisher