Posted on 01/15/2018 10:31:23 AM PST by familyop
He told Esquire:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/04/clint-eastwood-explains-and-regrets-his-speech-to-an-empty-chair/?utm_term=.7a87abda3600And Im thinking, Thats Obama. He doesnt go to work. He doesnt go down to Congress and make a deal. What the hells he doing sitting in the White House? If I were in that job, Id get down there and make a deal. Sure, Congress are lazy bastards, but so what? Youre the top guy. Youre the president of the company. Its your responsibility to make sure everybody does well.
This thread unintentionally (I think) raises a question that is of transcendental importance :
Is the State of the Union long past its need and relevance? (in its present form)
This is a loaded question, because the uneducated, ignorant or both (UIOB) will rush to abuse and misapply it.
For the moment I'll just say that the discussions and arguments generated are more significant than the answer.
Reminds me of the apocryphal story of the housewife who would always cut off both ends of a roast before preparing dinner...
Thoughts?
As soon as I saw the cowboy hat lady involved, I laughed this off as another example of why the Libs are losing.
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