I have been disappointed before by my extravagant fantasies about the way in which Prez could capitalize upon the face to face forum that is the State of the Union speech.

Since the juxtaposition in split screen of Prez and any named congressperson there present is all but guaranteed by the conventions of video event production, may we not allow ourselves the hope that capitalizing upon the recent production in DC of the Cirque de Boehner gala extravaganza FIASCO!  Prez will say something like:

"We were just put through the ringer by the crazy caucus, and here are twelve members of that caucus, let's call them the dirty dozen, who jerked us all around on a humbug. (personalize the pricks)

I'm gonna be watching them the next ten months, and I want you to watch them too, and see if they look to you to be motivated by patriotism or parochialism."

It doesn't matter how he goes on to frame the parameters by which he wants these members judged. It's a McLuhan moment--the medium is the message.

Willingness to put a face upon the weasals who clowned the country on Christmas week would show unfamiliar depth of resolve in a guy who has a well deserved jacket as a punk by now.  

But he has put it about that he's going to the mattresses, so maybe lucy *won't pull the football away from me this time.

This, of course, is not my first prayer for a champion with the grit to get up in the face of sociopathic obstructionism.

Surely, by now, Prez has learned to regret that he didn't put a stake through the repugnants hearts in March '09 when they couldn't keep from staining themselves on an hourly basis.

Now is the time to move in for the kill that he let get away earlier.

*Ed note:Suckah!(h/t allie)

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