If you skipped Joe Biden’s state of the union address on Tuesday night, you didn’t miss much.
Biden started out by talking about Ukraine and Russia and played his tough guy routine.
He actually tried at one point to paint a rosy picture of the economy and congratulated himself for job creation.
He also tried to take credit for the new, more relaxed approach to COVID which only exists because Democrats looked at their poll numbers.
The Washington Free Beacon provides this analysis:
He repeated the same proposals he’s been talking about all year, without the “Build Back Better” branding. Biden’s plan is no more likely to pass this year than last. This lengthy portion of his speech was directed to his Democratic base. Stands to reason. It’s all he has left.
That base won’t be enough to salvage Biden’s dismal job approval rating, however. Nor will it rescue the Democrats from the shellacking awaiting them in November. With the exception of masks and returning federal workers to office buildings, Biden gave no sign of changing course on his liberal agenda.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a historical turning point. The moment demands a serious reevaluation of current energy policy, of defense spending levels, of strategic weaponry and arms control. Biden gave no indication that he is ready to engage in such thinking. But he gave every sign that his biggest worry is losing more soft-Democratic voters who dislike his style of leadership and are unhappy at inflation and the direction of the country.
More evidence that Biden is aware of his predicament was his mention of the crisis at the southern border. “We need to secure the border and fix the immigration system,” Biden said to a bipartisan round of applause. Then he went on to outline policies that will do little to stop the flow of illegal immigration and an immigration reform that won’t pass Congress during his term.
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Here are a couple of clips:
BIDEN: Putin will "never gain the hearts and souls of the *Iranian* people." pic.twitter.com/22cR8ajLxU
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 2, 2022
BIDEN: "You can't build a wall high enough to keep out a vaccine."
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— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 2, 2022
The gaffes were the most memorable moments.
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