Continuing live coverage of what is not actually a State Of The Union address.

Obama talks about the state of the union, but it’s not the State Of The Union.

Jane talks to Shuster about Social Security, and the possibility that it may be offered up to Republicans as the price for Obama’s health care plan.

Earlier today I wrote that Dennis Ross was finally getting made an Obama administration “envoy” to… uh… a country with a name that rhymes with Gee-Wham. (Or, if you’re fancy, Gee-RAHM.) Not so, says acting State Department spokesman Robert Wood! But what will his job actually be, then? Hard to say.

Asked by FOX’s Cavuto about possible RNC “retribution” against Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins (both of Maine) and Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, hip-hop RNC Chair Michael Steele promises all three a primary.

Hilda Solis was confirmed this afternoon as the new Labor Secretary in a vote of 80 to 17. This is excellent news.

Let’s cut to the chase here: Social Security doesn’t need a fix. But if you were looking for a way to raise revenue. . .

At 11:16 this morning, 62 senators who believe all taxpaying Americans–even African-Americans in Washington, DC, deserve to be represented in Congress–voted to override 34 rightist loons (+ Robert Byrd) who attempted to stifle a vote.

Sully, the hero of the US Airways “Miracle on the Hudson” just told Congress we need to value labor more. Do you think they’ll listen?

Keep in mind — this isn’t California or Florida or New Hampshire we’re talking about here. This is Utah, a state McCain carried by a greater margin than Texas — even freaking Arizona.