ALTHOUGH nobody in America cares which member of Congress sits next to whom during tonight's State of the Union address, the press -- giggling like 9th graders -- won't stop talking about it. The
Washington Post (just to cite one example) tries to justify its sophomoric coverage by labeling the antics as an "added wrinkle" to SOTU. With a straight face, it reports: "Many legislators are abandoning the tradition sitting according to party, on opposite sides of the center aisle ... But, as veteran State of the Union watchers know, where you sit is only part of the equation. The other, equally pressing, question is when do you applaud?" Really,
Washington Post? And yet, bewildered newspapers scratch their collective heads and wonder why circulation continues to decline. Amazing.
I completely agree with your analysis of this ridiculous gesture. 30 minutes before the speech congressmen from both sides will be on the news retorting how unintelligent the other side is, then they'll sit together, then proceed to get back on the news to distort and writhe the other sides analysis of Obama's speech. The polarization in this country is ridiculous, and physically sitting next to each other will not cut spending, create jobs, or stop China's currency manipulation. I legitimately think that the public servants think that this will help their public image. Let me spell it out for them.. WE ARE NOT STUPID. We understand this is a publicity stunt. Fix the problems in this country!!
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