This Evenings State Of The Union Address.

[derspiess]

We pay a lot but I'm satisfied with what we get. Unfortunately there are some freeloading parents that drive much nicer cars than we do yet get most of their tuition subsidized by the state. And if you guys think I'm bitter, ask the wife her opinion.

Huh.  I guess this means I had no idea what exactly Head Start was.  I thought they were actual schools for poor kids not a kind of voucher system.

I wasn't talking about Head Start.

[PDH]

Why? She'd just recite what you told her.

From the back seat.

[derspiess]

When it comes to subjects like this, it's all I can do to hold her back. She's selectively independent-minded.

[DontSayBanana]

Off-topic, but I never realized Obama's a southpaw.

[Valmy]

Off-topic, but I never realized Obama's a southpaw.

Yeah it was mentioned in another thread.  We have had a run of sinister Presidents.

[katmai]

He look what no pre-school did for Ed Anger.

wut

Trying to drag you into the muck!

[Ed Anger]

He look what no pre-school did for Ed Anger.

wut

Trying to drag you into the muck!

Pass.

[DGuller]

Even then that doesn't hold for nations.  The wealth of nations is measured by GDP, not by your balance sheet.

I think that is garbage.  Hundreds of nations since the beginning of time have been ruined by sustained deficits and I cannot think of one that prospered through sustained deficits for decades on end.  But even if you are right in some sort of technical sense the deficit does stop the government from making sure nobody lives in poverty or has health care or whatever noble cause compels us to solve because of our great wealth.

Let's agree to disagree then.  But for the record, I'm right and you're not.

[mongers]

Why? She'd just recite what you told her.

From the back seat.

[Sheilbh]

My initial impression is that that's the best SoTU I've seen. It's still by nature underwhelming, but I think that was very strong indeed.

Secondly I had no idea button-down was acceptable formal-wear

[mongers]

Epic strawman from the republican rebuttal, did he not listen to the SoTU address.

[Valmy]

Epic strawman from the republican rebuttal, did he not listen to the SoTU address.

The rebuttals are usually ready to go before the President even gives his speech....so it rarely actually addresses what he said only what they think he was going to say.

[CountDeMoney]

Epic strawman from the republican rebuttal, did he not listen to the SoTU address.

Quiet, he's positioning himself.

I do like his solution to the college loan problem:  "students need to know what they're getting themselves into." 

[Valmy]

I do like his solution to the college loan problem:  "students need to know what they're getting themselves into." 

Brutal honesty with detailed knowledge of the job market for every career is a trait common among High School advisor staff.

[Sheilbh]

Why didn't Rubio have a glass of water in front of him? If it's good enough for any corporate speaker

The cameraman here is dreadful as well. Also the Republicans need to look up their tapes of Reagan again. Optimism wins, this downcast tone (and they had it at the convention too) doesn't. But still better than many responses, horrifically cheesy grin though.

Also purely on images I was very struck at Boehner not applauding the line about extending benefits to gay military families and not ovating the 102 African-American woman who waited 6 hours to vote. That stuff just looks bad.