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As mentioned previously, unless someone has a specific reason, such as a job requirement like those in the press or government,  I simply can’t imagine caring a whit about tomorrow’s State of the Union address. And if by chance, something interesting’s said, the press will cover it in detail, so why go through the torture of listening to the boring droning yourself?

 

As far as the subject matter’s concerned, however, Chris Stirewalt of Fox News posted an item by Bret Baier containing an interesting paragraph, as follows: “Here's how the WSJ writes it: ‘[President Obama] will seek to shift the public's souring view of his leadership, a challenge the White House sees as critical to shaping the nation's policy direction over the next three years. Mr. Obama will emphasize his intention to use unilateral presidential authority -- bypassing Congress when necessary -- to an extent not seen in his previous State of the Union speeches, White House officials said.’”

 

Now, reading the preceding very carefully, what comes through is that the incumbent not only doesn’t care what the public thinks of his policies, which is not positive at all, but knowing he can’t get congressional support either, he plans to unilaterally authorize unpopular, destructive and divisive legislation all by himself. As a practical matter, executive instability, unpopularity and incompetence can’t get any worse than that.

 

Along the same lines, on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace spoke to White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer. When Pfeiffer talked about “restoring opportunity," Wallace retorted, “Median household income is down. Labor force participation is down. Food stamps are up. Poverty rate is up. If things are so great, how come they are so lousy?”

 

Added to that is a note from the AP that, “In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps - a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients.”

 

So, it should be no surprise that anyone with an IQ higher than their shoe size realizes that this administration’s been a total disaster by any measure that can be applied. Therefore it’s no wonder that no one in Congress, except those inextricably politically tied, would want to be seen as being in agreement.   

 

Consequently, with no one really willing to help, the incumbent has no other options than instituting  his anti-everything constructive legislation himself.

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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