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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2008 file photo, President George W. Bush delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. Is “strong” losing its strength? Presidents of both parties have long felt compelled to sum up the state of the union with a descriptive word or two in their State of the Union addresses. Mostly the same word. For many years now, “strong” has been the go-to adjective. Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listen. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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In this Jan. 19, 1999, file-pool photo, then-President Bill Clinton gestures while giving his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, File-Pool)
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Ronald Reagan, receiving applause prior to making his State of the Union Address in 1983, and George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush led the pack of 44 presidents in terms of frequency of mentioning God in their address to Congress. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2011 file-pool photo, President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. Is “strong” losing its strength? Presidents of both parties have long felt compelled to sum up the state of the union with a descriptive word or two in their State of the Union addresses. Mostly the same word. For many years now, “strong” has been the go-to adjective. Vice President Joe Biden is at left, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is at right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File-Pool)
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FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2012 file photo is Wisconsin State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. One of the most moderate Republicans in the Wisconsin state Legislature, and the only Republican to vote against Gov. Scott Walker's union law known as Act 10, Schultz announced Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 that he will retire rather than take on a more conservative challenger. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday Jan. 18, 2012 file photo, former US Senator John Warner speaks on the floor of the House of Delegates at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. On Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, Warner endorsed his Democratic successor, Sen. Mark Warner, who is being challenged by Ed Gillespie in in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race. The Warners are not related.This is the first time he has endorsed a Democrat outright. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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The Capitol Rotunda looms over the statue of George Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, as the House and Senate resume work in Washington. President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)