I think Wretchard has it largely right on method and content of SOTU address. As I tried to suggest in the previous thread, Obama isn’t progressing by learning and adapting, he’s reverting to his previous campaign posture by speaking more moderately to widen appeal. I have always been convinced this bottomless empty vessel doesn’t comprehend the chasm between campaign posturing and leadership in action. He is a flat mundane actor pantomiming his impression of a POTU, and this will continue to unfold as a catastrophe for America.

For extra credit I say

1. He’ll feign humility and tell us he has heard us loud and clear, that he’s somewhat chastened by the political rebuke.
2. He will then repeat his lame attempt to take ownership of the disaffected masses.
3. He will also stress joblessness as Wretchard suggests with this embellishment: His magical “40 million uninsured Americans” meme will morph into “40 million unemployed or underemployed Americans”.

This will simply be another smokescreen (as healthcare was) to foment class divisions and bribe a large group of marginal Americans (mostly blacks) and millions of illegals under the new guise of massive “Jobs Bills” benefits in order to secure and activate his majority. This is why he lead with healthcare I believe. Failing his first ruse he’ll repackage and go again.

Notice how rigid this floridly incompetent fool has been with every maneuver. He may feign this or that, but he always doggedly returns to his script. Competent people begin by making mostly sound decisions based on wisdom from experience. We take decisive confident actions. When our assessment or course proves wanting we change course and again move cofidently towards the goal. Even when in doubt as to methods, a competent person goes forth knowing he or she will prevail.

Compare this to Obama’s mind-bendingly bad presuppositions, his preening sham of confidence and cool, and his rigid return to script. Despite the 8 month agony of the “healthcare” debacle, he never changed course.(I don’t think he’s capable). Despite roiling events on the ground, he never wavered in his endless “dialogue with Iran” nonsence. Muslim terrorism is STILL being treated as a matter of crime and law, not war. The financial meltdown lurches along, Obama doubles down. These are the actions of a man who is too dumb to perceive how dumb he is. The teleprompter is his metaphor. Without his playbook this oaf is a clumsy clown. With it, the clown can mimic a real person, but only for a time.