Mike Ball analyzes:

Those of us still looking for a path out of the Massachusetts political and economic swamp should take heart from Gov. Deval Patrick's state-of-the-commonwealth address tonight. He appears to have regrouped and to be ready to live up to his biggest campaign promise - that he'd get the necessary cooperation for big changes as he did in his business career. ...

The Outraged Liberal watched a solid speech, notes the loudest applause came when Patrick dared suggest the phone company pay its fair share of property taxes, but also that Patrick mostly stayed away from "the elephant in the room," i.e., casino gambling.

Jay, however, was not the least bit impressed.

Blue Mass. Group liveblogging of Patrick's speech.

The speech itself:
Transcript.
Video.
Audio.

Punditariat:
Adrian Walker: It will take more than a good speech to make his dreams come true.
Globe editorial board: What Adrian said.
Scott Lehigh: Don't bother me, I've got more important things to write about today.
Herald braintrust: He might be mad, mad, we tell you, but, hey, the Globe has a point.

Patrick's proposed budget.