Reactions to State of the Union address follow party lines News-Chronicle U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, praised President Bush's State of the Union Address Tuesday, saying the president had "continued his pledge to build on America's historic achievements and confront head-on the difficult challenges still facing our great nation." He said the president had renewed the national commitment to achieving greater peace and stability around the globe. "I was also glad to see President Bush provide continual focus on bolstering America's economy, creating jobs, and expanding opportunities for all Americans." U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., wasn't as happy with the speech. "As the costs of our occupation continue to rise - in many billions of dollars and, more profoundly, in too many lost lives - he must do more to engage the international community in the process of rebuilding Iraq and turning it back to a free Iraqi people," Kohl said. "The speech also signaled that the administration recognizes that we have urgent domestic issues that demand attention, including an alarming loss of manufacturing jobs and millions of working families without health insurance. We have a huge federal budget deficit but no shortage of partisan disagreements." His fellow senator said he agreed that fighting terrorism was a top priority, but wanted more on the economy. "We absolutely have to get the deficit under control," said U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., "and we have to stop shipping good manufacturing jobs overseas. I had hoped to hear more effedtive proposals from the president in those two areas. He also said he was pleased to hear Bush talk about health care and said it was "past time" for the president and Congress to discuss the issue. State GOP chairman Rick Graber called the address "stirring" and said "the president's proposals are the latest in a series of bold steps, which include tax cuts that put more money in the pockets of hard-working American families."