The State of Division Address

The State of the Union Address, as it was intended by the founders, is simply the president’s duty to report to congress about the condition of the nation.  There have been a few winter solstice executive speeches that have honored the spirit of Article II, Section 3 (see Calvin Coolidge’s in 1924).  However, in recent memory, the SOTU has been one hour- feels like three hours with the wind-chill factor – of groundless optimism, bitter complaining, delusion – finally leading to the conclusion th...