Trump’s State of the Union address tonight?
This gracelessly aging bloggeur lights a small votive (and fruit fly repellant) candle to give thanks that we have not been elected to the speaker of any house, be it the WI State Assembly or the U.S. House of Representatives (or the Stately Manor when the Lovely Lisa is in residence). Not that we have been asked.
A requirement of the position, it appears, is to sit high upon the dais behind the governor or president whilst the chief executive reads his State of the State address, as Tony Evers did last week, or Donald Trump is about to do tonight for the Union, and not pick your nose.
The President is in some luck in that he will be book-ended by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President J.D. Vance. Both are so much in Trump’s corner they blow their noses when the President sneezes. Their task, therefore, is to appear transfixed at their hero’s every utterance, as if witnessing the Miracle at Lourdes. Ready to leap to their feet at just the right moment and beat their paws raw. Pray, for their political fortunes, that a stray yawn does not insinuate itself upon their peaceful but patriotic visages, for the MAGA is an unforgiving bunch — alert to the slightest signs of heterodoxy.
Curbing our enthusiasm
A more difficult task confronted Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate President Mary Felzkowski. Both Republicans had to sit up and play it straight while the Democrat read his little noted nor long remembered address. No booing, nary a grimace, not even a well timed roll of the eyes.
We’re still analyzing whether Vos was blinking Morse code like Captain Bucher after the North Koreans seized the USS Pueblo in 1968. Something along the lines of Get. Me. Outta. Here! Which he is, having announced his retirement from the legislature. (Who can blame him?)
The indentured servants ARE watching the State of the Union address tonight. Win worthless prizes by guessing …
How many:
1. Democrats will boycott? (Wild guess: 44. Will they have seat fillers like at the Academy Awards?)
2. Supreme Court justices show up? (The chief plus the 3 who voted for tariffs.)
3. Minutes will Trump speak? (Bill Clinton holds the record at 1:28:45 in 2000. At a non-SOTU joint session last year, Trump racked up 1:39:32. )
4. Times interrupted by applause? (Record is 128 by Bill Clinton, also 26 years ago.)
5. Democrats will stand and applaud for U.S. Olympic hockey team? (All who are present. Like even rescue dogs, they can learn after sitting on their hands when the family of illegal immigrant victim Laken Riley was introduced.)
6. Times the President says “Greenland.” (Throwing long: zero!)
Bonus, platinum subscriber questions:
a) What incident will this State of the Union address be known for? (Think: Pelosi tearing up copy of the speech; Justice Alito mouthing “Not True” at Obama’s lies.)
b) Will Democrat women send some sort of sartorial message? (Wear white? All masked like I.C.E. agents?)
c) Which cabinet secretary will be left at home in case of nuclear attack? (Pam Bondi is in the doghouse.)
Blaska’s Bottom Line: Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democrat response. The new governor of Virginia campaigned in the middle of the road but announced a program that made Zohran Mamdani envious — she’s all in on climate alarmism, DEI, and open borders.
Wanna bet she goes all Trumpie?
because that’s still their best issue.
6 responses to “Who’s watching?”
In response to “Whose Watching”, this card carrying RINO and three time Trump voter will not be watching tonight, nor will my identical voting and long suffering spouse. We just can’t stand listening to and watching DJT deliver another one of his interminal speeches. Boring!!!! We’d rather watch another mindless series on Netflix. The other reason we are not watching tonight is to avoid having to sit through the spectacle of the President copying the dismal performance of his first predecessor in office (Obama) by browbeating the Supreme Court justices who dare to attend. Talk about cringe worthy! Trump’s comments after the recent Supreme Court decision on tariffs were abhorrent. He shouldn’t say anything about the very correct SC decision on tariffs. He has plenty of other topics that he can cover. The less he says about tariffs the better!
You not too fond Trump, but voted for him 3 times. Good luck persuading St. Peter to buy your alibi as he directs you south. My guess is that you will be deported (without due process) to the 6th Ditch of the 8th Circle of Hell (look it up: Inferno, Canto XXIII).
Yup, I have a serious case of DDS (Democrat Derangement Syndrome). The party left me about 35 years ago after the Dukakis debacle. After voting twice for Perot I’ve been GOP ever since. In the 2016 GOP primary I voted for Cruz and in 2024 for Haley. I’m about 90% GOP in policy purity tests, but I don’t agree with all of the current policies. I’m not regretting for one minute my vote for Trump in 2024 over the cackler. I just don’t agree with everything he does like some people do.
How about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti? Just an anomaly, or the product of voters and their thrice chosen President who lust to punish the weak?
My guess is the Democrats who don’t attend will have their seats filled by the illegal aliens who clean their houses and tend their lawns. And no, Maria and Pedro, you won’t be paid overtime.
At least Wisconsin has a governor who can read.