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President Donald Trump arrives as Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi look on prior to delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2020.
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As we prepare to shovel through the horse hockey issuing from the cobweb-riddled stables of President Biden’s mind, I thought it worthwhile to look back and review what other presidents have deemed worth first-mention at their respective states of the union, or “annual messages.”
George Washington’s “First Annual Address to Congress” (January 8, 1790) celebrated the statehood of North Carolina and ur-bipartisanship:
About the Author
Luther Ray Abel is an Associate Editor for National Review. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Luther is a proud native of Sheboygan, Wis.
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As we prepare to shovel through the horse hockey issuing from the cobweb-riddled stables of President Biden’s mind, I thought it worthwhile to look back and review what other presidents have deemed worth first-mention at their respective states of the union, or “annual messages.”
George Washington’s “First Annual Address to Congress” (January 8, 1790) celebrated the statehood of North Carolina and ur-bipartisanship:
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About the Author
Luther Ray Abel is an Associate Editor for National Review. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Luther is a proud native of Sheboygan, Wis.
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