Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
He has to rally the base somehow, the military is an easy dunk for him. Military veneration runs deep and it something Trump can hide behind.



Anybody who has been paying attention understands how grating it was. However, it is eminently frustrating he stayed on message. Any supporter who watched him last night was probably buoyed by the speech. The bar is so low for him that simply sounding reasonable (to say nothing of the haphazard policies themselves) illicits a "see the left is going crazy".
I mean, I won't refer to the audience footage but generally hailing a FlagVeteransPatriot boy is an unhesitatingly bipartisan sentiment. Heck, you have Democratic presidential contenders (Tammy Duckworth) setting their ProudInjuredMilitaryService against DraftdodgingCadetBoneSpurs. The Democrats wish they could be the party of Reagan.

The SotU was noted for its optimistic tone. Well, yes - why would the rulers want to paint a bleak picture of their government? Trump may not care about strategy (give him a few hours now), but I'm sure the kapo does. Paid family leave! But I don't think they know how to do Volksgemeinschaft.