Some links:

• James Fallows annotated SOTU is an annual must-read.
• Crain's sniffs out a letter from the Illinois Congressional Delegation to AMR and USAirways along the lines of, "nice merger you've got there, shame if something were to happen to it."
• I'm way behind on Paul Krugman's blog.
• Wired examines the Battle of Hoth in strategic terms.

Lots to do in the next 19 hours...including a conference call with a data center at 10:30 tonight.