re: #54 Killgore Trout

State of the union speeches are largely ceremonial and most of the press coverage is just part of the noise machine. It some easy camera time for politicians and networks milk the partisan outrages for ratings. Very little coverage of the content of the speech or feasibility of proposals.
Here’s a decent rundown of the foreign policy points from last night: Obama’s six big foreign policy points in the State of the Union

I’m not just talking about the SOTU. It’s generally the way the Rs have been since Obama came on the scene as a serious presidential candidate.