DESPERATE, AND HYPOCRITICAL – AT 8:53 A.M. ET:   The Democratic Party, which was once an actual political party, is making plans to counter President Trump's State of the Union message.  Ah, the originality.  Ah, the phoniness.  Let the circus begin.  From Reuters:

(Reuters) - Massachusetts Rep. Joseph Kennedy III is to give the Democratic Party’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, The Boston Globe reported, illustrating his rising profile in the party ranks.

From healthcare to economic justice to civil rights, the Democratic agenda stands in powerful contrast to President Trump’s broken promises to American families,” Kennedy, 37, grandson of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and three-term congressman, told the paper.

Virginia Democrat Elizabeth Guzman of the Virginia House of Delegates will give the Spanish-language response, the paper reported.

COMMENT:  That's the best they can do?  A third-generation Kennedy?  I guess he was selected for his name, but his name means little to the great mass of Americans.  After all, President Kennedy was in the White House more than 55 years ago.

Guess there's no one else.

The hypocrisy here is that John F. Kennedy couldn't get anywhere a presidential nomination in today's Democratic Party, and might even be a Republican.  JFK favored a strong national defense, a vigorous space program, and tax cuts.  He believed America was a force for good in the world.  I wonder how this young Kennedy feels.

January 26, 2018