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Biden’s State of Himself
The Republican response was straight outta high school
Much as it pains me to say this, Biden’s 2024 State of the Union speech was probably the best one I’ve ever watched. And I’ve watched a lot of them. Kudos to whoever wrote it. And kudos to whoever talked Biden into giving it. Biden’s a traditional pol and probably wanted to give a traditional SOTU address with its laundry list of shit he would like to get done but we all know won’t happen cuz Congress will stop it.
This was a real barn burner. Complete with insults directed at both Trump and the Republicans. Good job!
But I noticed that about halfway through, Biden started to get tired. He started slurring, mispronouncing words, using the wrong words. Before you start screaming “STUTTER!!”, I’m not as old as Biden, but I am a senior citizen and I find myself doing the same thing when I’m tired. As do all of my senior citizen friends. And none of us stutter.
Once it gets close to our (early) bedtime, our brains get tired and stop functioning well. There’s nothing wrong with us (or Biden). It’s just part of the normal aging process.
But here’s why it bothers me. The presidency is one of those jobs that requires you to burn the midnight oil regularly. You can’t head off to bed every night at 9 pm cuz you’re old…
