Was I the only journalist in America who thought President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech Tuesday was hard to watch? At least until he departed from his script and began sparring with the nation's rudest Republicans?
Sometimes when Biden starts to speak, I involuntarily hold my breath, waiting for him to stumble over his words, or slur them or otherwise mangle his text in a way that will show up in clips on Fox News or MAGA Twitter. See, he's incompetent!
Worrying about this detracts from the pleasure of having a solid Democratic president after four years of Trumpian chaos and bluster. Biden's halting delivery may be in part due to his lifelong stutter, but it's more likely due to his advanced age.
