He has good speech writers and he communicates well in this sort of environment, except that he's lost a lot of people's confidence...I'm more skeptical of what he says than ever before, and I also feel sort of sorry for him because I don't think anyone expected that he'd be so low at this point after winning reelection. Regardless, actions speak louder than words...so while I always watch the SOTU, I'll reserve final judgment until I see whether or not results are delivered over the next year.