How tragic is this? We’ve had a President George W. Bush countdown clock in our newsroom for as long as I can remember (it may have been a gift from Phil Busse when Scott Moore and I took over). I went to snap a photo of it—and the battery is dead! Poor countdown clock… it died before it could see the end of Bush’s reign.

Luckily, there’s a web based countdown:

And check that out! There’s less than a year before Bush is booted out of the Oval Office. Which means this Monday is your last chance to watch the guy attempt to give a State of the Union address—and we’re throwing a party with the Bus Project!

It’s free, it’s all ages, and there’s bingo.

State of the Union Party / Bingo

Hosted by the Bus and the Mercury

Roots Brewing (1520 SE 7th, PDX - just south of Hawthorne)

5:45pm on Monday, Jan. 28

Free admission

Come one, come all—yes really, all ages!— to the State of the Union Watching Party hosted by the Bus Project and the Portland Mercury this Monday, January 28th at Roots Organic Brewing Company.

Join us (and the flat-screens) for the viewing and rebuttal, complete with our saucy version of SotU bingo, snazzy prizes, a full menu of food, and organic beer from Roots. No, you may not hurl any of that stuff at the TV.

The State of the Union Address starts at 6:00 but we’ll get started around 5:45 to explain all the complexities… so get there early to snag a seat and catch a happy hour special before 6.