State of the Union

I know that if I hyperlink to the White House they are not likely to either notice or care or do me the courtesy of reciprocation -- so let's not go there. I didn't even listen to it. I was at the gym and the tv was set to the Notre Dame / Villanova basket ball game ( I remember being that young!)

Anyway, no Obama for me. So I went and looked it up.

Ok I got distracted by a fact checking article on various statements Obama made during his state of the union address and became disheartened about reading it at all.

Interesting presidential trivia. First, George Washington did not like to speak in public, because his wooden teeth fit so poorly. (I blame British dentistry!)

Second, the State of the Union address does not have to be an address at all. It can be a memo (or a blog post for that matter). Thomas Jefferson chose to have his State if the Union from his desk by memo. There is something very thoughtful about writing it down rather than speaking. At least you know you won't get the wording wrong in the moment. And, there is something more concrete and less ephemeral about writing rather than speaking on how were doing.

The thing that is the most remarkable about the Obama scenario is that it seems to my 'outsider' eyes is that this administration is it's own worst enemy. That it somehow confused the nations desire to change leadership with a specific endorsement of Obama...

I hope I continue to care. This stuff gets exhausting after a while.