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President Biden is getting ready to deliver a speech that many of us have waited to hear. He will stand before a joint session of Congress and after a few opening remarks and perhaps a quip or two he will tell us about the State of our Union.<\/p>\n

He is likely to make a declaration that starts out, \u201cMy fellow Americans, the State of our Union is \u2026 \u201c<\/p>\n

Is it \u201cstrong\u201d? Is it \u201cweak\u201d? Is it \u201ctroubled\u201d? Is it a mixed bag of all of the above and perhaps even something none of us can quantify?<\/p>\n

Were I advising the president, I would urge him to offer a \u201cstrong\u201d description of our Union\u2019s current condition. Not because all is well and good. But because I cling to the hope that despite our trouble and anxiety that Americans\u2019 collective strength will see us through it all.<\/p>\n

Our political structure is roiling under The Big Lie that too many politicians continue to foster about the 2020 presidential election. Congress is examining whether a former POTUS incited an insurrection against our democratic process; I believe he did, but I am not in a position to make an official declaration.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re facing down in real time a serious threat by Russia against Ukraine. Our NATO allies stand ready to defend Ukraine if they deem it necessary.<\/p>\n

Our economy, while it is exhibiting tangible strength, continues to struggle with raging inflation.<\/p>\n

And yes, the pandemic is waning \u2026 at least for now.<\/p>\n

President Biden will stand before a Congress divided by suspicion among its members toward each other and by those on one side of the great divide who continue to resist any effort on the president\u2019s part to actually govern responsibly.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll wait for the applause lines and we\u2019ll watch the Democratic half of Congress cheer while Republicans sit on their hands. It will disgust many of us.<\/p>\n

The Union\u2019s strength lies in the people who are the real bosses. It isn\u2019t the congressional leaders who seek to guide federal policy while ignoring the will of those they govern.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know what President Biden will declare about the strength of our nation at the State of the Union speech he will deliver in a few days. I just hope he tells us we are stronger than the forces that seek to divide us and tear at the fabric of our nation\u2019s greatness.<\/p>\n

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