Take a look inside the West Wing as the 2012 State of The Union Address is writtenThe President has been brainstorming with the speechwriters and huddling with the policy team. Hes come up with new ideas, rewritten language, and reordered pages. For President Obama, this isnt simply an editing exercise. Hes invested in creating the State of the Union because he sees it as his opportunity to take his vision for the country to the American people directly.