On Monday, President Bush will deliver the last State of the Union address of his presidency. While he's busy fine-tuning his speech...I've been running around the Hill talking to lawmakers about the importance of the address.

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An unpopular war, a tanking economy, rising energy, health care, and education costs.

They’re just some of the issues President Bush is expected to cover in his last State of the Union address. But with most of America’s political attention turned towards the 2008 presidential race, we’re left wondering how our President will turn things around.

“I think he set back Pennsylvania by not leading on economic issues, and frankly, by governing in a way that’s been partisan, instead of trying to bring about some bipartisanship and some common ground on some tough issues," said Senator Bob Casey outside his DC office.

As a lame duck president, Bush will be focused on his legacy, and the upcoming speech gives him a platform to bolster it. Our local lawmakers and members of the President's own party say he gets high marks for keeping our nation safe.

“I don’t think any of us would have bet a dime that we could go from 9-11 till today and not have a successful terrorist attack on America. And I think the President gets credit for that,” said Congressman John Peterson, who is serving his last year in Congress.

Congressman Phil English also weighed in, "I think it’s fair to say this is going to be a foreign policy presidency and it is probably going to be defined by what happens over the next few years.”

But like many other lawmakers in Washington, English added that he’s disappointed with the president’s domestic leadership.

“I don’t think he has been as aggressive perhaps as I would have liked. And the domestic agenda that he has offered frequently has been blocked in Congress, whoever has been in control," he said.

This year’s State of the Union address will be more than just the President’s report to Congress, but rather one of his last chances to shape history. And I'm looking forward to what Bush has to say.