I didn’t watch the SOTU, because my wife bought tickets for a Dylan concert last night. I had never seen Dylan live before, but I knew what to expect; he wouldn’t play many of the hits, and they would be mostly unrecognizable in new arrangements. That’s exactly what happened. Virtually all of the show consisted of slow blues numbers that all sounded alike.
There was one exception. The highlight of the show was “Roll Over Beethoven.” Who would have guessed that?
As for the other guy in his age cohort, the commentators all agree that he was feisty, energetic, and competent. The extremists in the GOP were stupid enough to heckle him, which only makes him look better by comparison. This will give heart to everyone on the blue team who can see the election going down the drain before the campaign even starts.