2026 State of the Union

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Anonymous wrote:No specifics? I’m shocked.

Clearly he's just going to make promises that he knows Congress won't keep (i.e., it's their fault, not his).

Dems will need to repeat over and over again he’s been promising a health care plan for 10 years, so not to believe a tax cut is coming.

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02/24/2026 17:54

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Anonymous

I feel compelled to watch tonight like a looming trainwreck that I can see coming but can’t stop and can’t look away from. I think his tendency when things don’t go his way is to double down and become even more extreme. I wouldn’t be surprised if he decided to “wag the dog” and get us into a foreign conflict to distract attention from his domestic problems.

While the Democrats do need to have a strong response to whatever he says and mount an effective resistance to whatever disasters he wants to impose, I hope they will behave as the mature, responsible leadership this country so desperately needs (because it certainly isn’t found in the current executive branch). It has bothered me for years that the party in opposition, boos, jeers, and generally acts like kids on a playground. Democrats need to treat this like the constitutionally required service for the people that it is meant to be.

And by all means, if Trump does say something (like opposing political violence) that objectively America needs (even if not in the deformed implementation that Trump envisions), they should show support for the ideal, and then in the response they can claim credit for the idea, express gratitude that Republicans are now on board, denounce the violence that has occurred and extending condolences to the grieving families, and then make their suggestions for how the problem should (and should not) be addressed.

The Democrats shouldn’t make this about partisan politics, but an opportunity to show Americans that they have a better understanding of what America needs and how to deliver it. They have the advantage of the high ground, as long as they don’t throw it away to roll in the mud with Trump.

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02/24/2026 17:55

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02/24/2026 18:03

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Anonymous wrote:I feel compelled to watch tonight like a looming trainwreck that I can see coming but can’t stop and can’t look away from. I think his tendency when things don’t go his way is to double down and become even more extreme. I wouldn’t be surprised if he decided to “wag the dog” and get us into a foreign conflict to distract attention from his domestic problems.

While the Democrats do need to have a strong response to whatever he says and mount an effective resistance to whatever disasters he wants to impose, I hope they will behave as the mature, responsible leadership this country so desperately needs (because it certainly isn’t found in the current executive branch). It has bothered me for years that the party in opposition, boos, jeers, and generally acts like kids on a playground. Democrats need to treat this like the constitutionally required service for the people that it is meant to be.

And by all means, if Trump does say something (like opposing political violence) that objectively America needs (even if not in the deformed implementation that Trump envisions), they should show support for the ideal, and then in the response they can claim credit for the idea, express gratitude that Republicans are now on board, denounce the violence that has occurred and extending condolences to the grieving families, and then make their suggestions for how the problem should (and should not) be addressed.

The Democrats shouldn’t make this about partisan politics, but an opportunity to show Americans that they have a better understanding of what America needs and how to deliver it. They have the advantage of the high ground, as long as they don’t throw it away to roll in the mud with Trump.

Good for you. Trump can't go half a day without insulting someone so no, no one else has to do anything other than what he does daily. Wont be watching.

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02/24/2026 18:04

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Is there some sort of Dinner for Schmucks competition going on at the SOTU?