President Trump: Some ideas for the 2nd state of the union speech

Time flies or what?  President Trump will present his 2nd State of the Union speech in a few weeks.

Who remembers a State of the Union speech?  I’ve heard most of them since Nixon.  Like the World Series, they used to be in the afternoon but now it’s a prime time speech.

What moments do I remember?  

I remember President Ford saying that the “state of the union is not good” in the middle of the ’75 recession. 

I recall President Reagan carrying a stack of papers and dumping them on the table.  Pres. Reagan was complaining about amendments and resolutions. 

President Clinton’s speeches were too long, despite the fact that they were brilliantly delivered.  President GW Bush had the great “axis of evil” line in ’03.

Overall, the state of the union speech is unimportant. However, it does set the tone for the partisans.  In ’81, President Reagan used the speech to launch his tax cuts and enjoyed high polls until the recession hit us in ’82.

Perhaps the strangest moment was President Clinton delivering a speech in the middle of the Senate impeachment trial.