Whatever he says tonight, remember he is desperate. Things aren't going his way. He's worried about his popularity. He needs to say whatever he can to turn the momentum around.
When he talks about freezing discretionary spending, it's a trick. It sounds like he's doing the right thing. Hey, he's not going to spend anymore money - cool. Nope! It's a trick! He'll act like he's giving you what you want, but in reality that "freeze" means we can't go back on any of the huge spending plans he made in 2009.
Don't believe the Hype.