State of the Union

I think this is the part of my blog where I give the obligatory comment about the state of the Union Address that was delivered last night.

First and foremost, some observations:

1. Alito looked to be amazed at his surroundings, like he couldn't believe it was happening. This was a fun change from the normal boring reactions on people's faces. It is nice to see that these people, while amazingly smart are in fact real people.

2. I love crazy-outspoken-straighttalking-conservative-Arizona-Senator-Man, but man, he looked like a HUGE dork during his emphatic clapping fit. I could not help but burst with laughter.

3. More hard talk about the Arab world, more naming of countries, but I doubt there will be any action towards them.

4. I totally agree with the announcer (I dont remember which channel, I kept flipping) that said judges and generals always seem uncomfortable during the speech.

As for comments, I am torn. I thought it was the best job I have seen him do so far, but at the same time it did contain a large amount of sketching broad stokes that I am not certain can be filled in. I am glad to see him seeming like the president again and I hope this can be turned into some meaningful action instead of him getting rolled on everything for the next three years despite still having control of congress.