When do you remember the bizarre juxtaposition of a president’s political predicament and a State of the Union speech before a joint congressional session and, indeed, before the entire world?

Donald Trump gets to deliver a State of the Union speech in early February while being impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors; or, the Senate trial required by the House of Representatives impeachment will have concluded and Trump will still be president; or the trial won’t yet have begun, but it will hang over the joint session like the proverbial storm cloud.

Holy smokes, man!

Trump will get to deliver his version of what he thinks of the condition of our nation. He’ll be speaking more than likely to roughly half the chamber. That would be the Republicans who support him. He won’t give much of a damn about the Democrats who will be sitting on their hands (more than likely) during the applause lines Trump will deliver from the podium.

It has been customary for members of the House and Senate of the president’s own party to whoop and cheer his comments while the “loyal opposition” sits quietly. You can bet the farm/ranch/mortgage/your life savings that we’ll see that in spades during the upcoming State of the Union speech.

It’s going to be a bizarre event. Yes, it’ll be worth watching.

Although I hate making predictions of this sort, I am pretty sure the president is going to make quite the ruckus about impeachment while he stands before the nation. I will await the reaction from the legislators assembled before him.

Get the popcorn ready.