The closing passage about young and old he believes in equality–that was moving and effective. Should have ended there. Instead he went into his trademark semi-contentless yelling of “We’re the United States of America.”
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:36PM
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Add up all the “I” did this and “I” did that and it begins to sound defensive, not confident … Is “we” in the doghouse …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:29PM
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So now all SOTUs will include sneering at “my predecessor.” Norms have been violated …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:28PM
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Establishing an office in the WH isn’t doing something. The late Charlie Peters would call this Washington Make Believe.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:20PM
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“I’m taking the most significant action …”etc. He’s been talking to the historians again …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:16PM
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We’re through with immigration. All about the failed Lankford/Schumer bill. Zero new proposals or actions of any sort. All trial balloons suggesting X or Y were either shot down or were bogus to begin with?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:15PM
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That earlier immigration bill he now refers to restricted the border-closing authorities he now wants, I believe. …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:12PM
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“I’m saving Americans … I’m not stopping there…” I,I,I,I. This seems unusual.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:08PM
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If people notice “shrinkflation,” where is the deception? It’s just a price increase.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:05PM
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That extra $500 B (over 10 years) is covering a lot according to Biden. Just his expanded Child Tax Credit costs double that, no?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:04PM
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When he stops yelling he seems all there … https://t.co/DCQupk28eF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 10:00PM
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A huge national COVID Make-Up education push might be a good idea– no summer recess, etc. Dig ourselves out of the learning loss hole. Missed opportunity?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:59PM
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$400 a month? That’s quite a bit. Who needs the Child Tax Credit? …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:54PM
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All ‘my plan,’ ‘I want to do this,’ ‘I will do that.’ Only an occasional ‘we ‘….
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:53PM
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“Big Deal” joke worked
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:52PM
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Isn’t he yelling a lot?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:47PM
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“My policies”–not “our policies”–creating jobs ..
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:43PM
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It’s more the State of Biden than the State of the Union … https://t.co/Np3zZhJZo5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:40PM
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This seems entirely political in a way SOTU’s are usually not, no? Also maybe on the nasty side of “feisty” about his predecessor not caring ….
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:39PM
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Fastest “Hitler” in SOTU since WWII?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 8, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 09:27PM
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Has Biden (presumably under Progressive pressure) abandoned the leaked plans to dramatically close the border (between ports of entry) to asylum seekers? Can you always trust content from kausfiles? We will know soon enough. …. https://t.co/T3XsPCA1x6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 7, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 05:57PM
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Remember this trial balloon for tonight’s SOTU? Good times. [Not dead yet-ed] https://t.co/Cs0i2JsKBy
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 7, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 05:46PM
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The problem is voters may see COVID as a one-off out-of-the-blue event that would have triggered a crisis with any president–and prefer to compare the current economy to “Normal Trump” of 2019. https://t.co/uSQDSXpmpr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 7, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 05:26PM
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“Biden’s campaign says that memory doesn’t reflect 2020, when Trump was president and COVID triggered a historic economic crisis.” So it’s ‘Were you better off 4 years ago” vs. “Were you better off 5 years ago”? https://t.co/68VNj2abQE
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 7, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 05:23PM
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Also, a drop from one high-crime year to the next year isn’t such an huge achievement. Compare the current rates to, say, 2014. … https://t.co/sTS7jgmnUj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Mar 7, 2024
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March 07, 2024 at 03:21PM
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