Ken Blackwell & Bob Morrison: “Obama’s State of the Union Address made it clear he is no Lame Duck. Despite his midterm election drubbing, the President came out swinging. The economy has come off the mat. Ironically enough, he is benefiting from the crash of oil prices. But in his case, he did everything he could do to prevent the surge in domestic oil and natural gas production. It reminds us of what Adlai Stevenson once said about Richard Nixon: He’s the kind of man who would chop down a redwood, then mount the stump to give a speech on conservation! … Mr. Obama says he intends to ‘remake America.’ This project has always required a reduced role in the world for this country. It demands that we  no longer thinks of our nation as ‘exceptional,’ or even, as Bill Clinton liked to say, that we are ‘the indispensable nation.’ For Barack Obama, there is always plenty of fight, plenty of grit, plenty of steely resolve. All of this is reserved not for use against our real enemies. It is to be employed solely in the struggle with his fellow Americans.”