(CNN) -- On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union message. He will declare to a dysfunctional Congress, weakened by years of gridlock, that the union is sound -- even if effectively only two-thirds of the government is functioning. Obama will discuss sustained growth in jobs, the economy and health care; partnering with the private sector; working with educators, mayors, governors -- anyone who's willing to get the job done. He'll outline plans to repair an endangered planet's environment, to strengthen our arms and cyber defenses, to put immigration reform behind us and a stronger workforce ahead of us.
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Donna Brazile says that a dysfunctional Congress won't stop a determined president
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Brazile: Obama nurturing programs that will bear fruit long after he leaves office
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Brazile: The loser in this system hasn't been Democratic Party, but our constitutional system
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