First thoughts on the State of the Union and the Democratic Response

Tonight's State of the Union presented by the President was fairly well delivered, mostly glorified the virtues of and dream that is America, and the tributes to American Heroes sitting with the First and Second Ladies was inspiring. There were even overtures, at least in broad strokes, to Progressives on lowering prescription drugs,  paid family leave, criminal justice reform,  and infrastructure.

However, there were some items our President relayed that we must take issue with. They are:

1) Asking government bureaucrats to ferret out people that do not serve the country and undermine the public trust eerily sound smack out of something you might hear in the old communist block or read about in 1984.

2) Appealing to the nativists out there on immigration by making it seem like all illegals form crime infested gangs.

3) Being short on factual accuracy about how his administration is totally responsible for the economy.

4) Continually clapping about his alleged accomplishments. Clapping for our heroes is perfectly appropriate but patting yourself on the back is not Presidential.


In the Democratic response, we may have seen the next star in the Kennedy Dynasty as Joseph Kennedy III delivered a skilled response in at a good location of a vocational school. Representative Kennedy gave an impassioned speech calling for idealism and to champion the causes of all Americans and not fall for the false choices presented by the President and his party. A star may have been born this evening.