Biden's State of the Union: Earning Four More Years

 

President Biden gave one of the most dynamic State of the Union speeches I think I've ever seen. It was part pep rally and part revival meeting for Democrats. It was an expression of the good done by his administration, and a repudiation of the man known as "my predecessor". There was give and take with the crowd, flashes of humor, great sincerity, and most importantly, hope and faith in what this country stands for and can accomplish.

Biden addressed with seriousness our investment in the future of Ukraine, the need to resolve the crisis in the Middle East, he addressed immigration and crime explaining what has been done and what can and should be built on. He drew a sharp contrast between his work and his predecessor's talk. He highlight the success of his record--Republican's might not have like looking at those facts, but he got those fact out there, at one point saying he knew they could read. 

Can't they? They could learn what was successful for themselves. They could even look at legislation before passing on it. 

This speech was about effective government versus stagnation, steady improvement versus just constant useless bitching. It showed President Biden as a man fully aware of the concerns Americans face, and willing to engage with them, and to engage with people across the aisle who might not agree with him. 

What he did not seem was either "sleepy" or "senile". He responded to his hecklers in the audience of supposed grown people with jobs like a comedian who has worked this kind of crowd many a time before.

And of course, there were the chants of "Four more years!" 

Was it a political and even a partisan speech? Yes. And good for him, because right now, the Democratic party is capable of getting their shit together and I don't know what Republicans are doing, but it isn't that. 

And what, exactly, of Biden's predecessor? I don't know. I just think he looks like a man who really shouldn't have investors in either his campaign, or his little Truth Social side-business (it went down during the speech). Do I even care about Trump's rebuttal? No. It will be more nonsense. It's all he has ever had. Anger, hate and nonsense. I saw a president tonight. And I also saw GOP clowns like Troy Nehls and MTG. Who needs one more?