I'm no expert, but I suspect this address might be a touch more compelling if Joe Biden were still able to speak English.
Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin “badly miscalculated” by believing he could “shake the foundations of the free world” in invading Ukraine.
He praises Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his people’s fearlessness, courage and determination that “inspires the world.”
This is, thus far, the state of Ukraine.
We begin at 9:09 pm. Biden & Pelosi look like they just finished their morning coffee.
The clapping is Soviet and grotesque.
Very few masks on display, but not zero.
Sure, the timing of the removal of the mask mandate from the U.S. Capitol is awfully convenient, but all other things being equal, I'd rather see lawmakers, Supreme Court justices, Pentagon officials and other guests unmasked rather than masked. After a long, long, long wait, America is putting the Covid-19 pandemic behind it.
The Male Justices are wearing judicial robes, the women are in black.
A legislative branch that had any self-respect would kick the president out of the chamber the moment he arrived.
Five Justices present: Roberts, Breyer (farewell appearance, might be noted from the podium), Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett.