[Petronski]

...will have the trappings of a State of the Union address, but it will not be considered one.

The gutter term is "circlejerk."

His first State of the Union speech won't come until next January.

So this year's State of the Union will be delivered in writing only? (It is a constitutional requirement donchaknow...)

[Political Junkie Too]

So this year's State of the Union will be delivered in writing only? (It is a constitutional requirement donchaknow...)

Article II Section 3 of the Constitution says:

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;

We've gotten used to annual SOTU addresses, but "from time to time" in ObamaTime is next year. But it will have "all the trappings" of a SOTU address, which means he will receive all the accolades as he enters the chamber, without any of the expectations of a SOTU address.

-PJ

[dennisw]

The gutter term is “circlejerk.”............

They all love each other and their fame and forune. Life is great in Imperial Washington DC. The American peiole can drop dead