SOTU: Ratings and Reaction

More than 48 million viewers watched President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union, more than watched Clinton’s first, but less than watched G. W. Bush’s first, Nielson reports.

More reaction:

Gail Collins in the New York Times, along with its Editorial Board.

Melissa Harris-Lacewell in The Nation.

Christopher Buckley at the Daily Beast.

The Washington Post (on Alito-Obama flap) – Yes, this has achieved flap status! Toobin also weighs in at the New Yorker, as does Packer.

The New Republic, cutting against the grain, as usual.