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President Obama will address the nation on live television at 8pm tonigh. He will seek to allay concerns that the federal government’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been sorely lacking. In fact, a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted earlier this month found that Americans believe the federal government’s response to the spill has been worse than its response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It is widely accepted that Obama will strike a very combative and populist tone in response to public demands that he take a more hardline stance towards BP. The most pressing question, it seems, is whether he will use the opportunity to tout cap and trade legislsation–and in what language he will tout that advocacy if he does. Join us below the jump for discussion and debate on the President’s address. Note: all NB content policies are in effect. Excessive ad hominem attacks and the use of vulgarity of offensive language will get you banned .

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Live Chat of Obama’s Address to the Nation