I will not be watching the State of the Union address tonight. And what will I be missing, really? These things are all pretty much the same, regardless of the president or the actual state of the country. The president will walk in, say the state of the union is strong or something similar, and then proceed to list a series of policy goals that range from the silly to the insanely ambitious and only about half of which we will ever hear of again. All this will be interrupted repeatedly by thunderous applause that is too long by half and would make Augustus Caesar blush. It’s one big rhetorical gesture, full of sound and fury but signifying nothing.
Instead of watching such a profoundly stupid performance, I’m going to go out and celebrate my move back to Saint Louis, which happens tomorrow. I will spend times with my friends and have fun–ya know, the things that really matter.
You missed a lot of Bush Bashing. Also, Supreme Court Justice Alito had a Joe Wilson moment, but you can catch that on youtube.