“…such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient”
…those measures, of course, being the shot, the fifth, the case, and the keg…
In what’s become a tradition in this space, I shall now provide links to several, shall we say, viewing guides for tonight’s State of the Union Address. Said guides are provided as a service to the public (but not necessarily a service to the public’s livers).
I’ll be honest, for me, the State of the Union is just as much, if not more, fun for me as a mid-winter viewing ritual as the NFL play-offs or the various Awards shows* are for most of the rest of the American public. For the most part, it’s empty rhetoric and showmanship these days, regardless of who’s giving it, but it is constitutionally mandated, so we go through with it (though as Jefferson proved, it’s perfectly sound constitutionally to just send a letter across town once in a while), and those of us with our eyes on Washington get to laugh when we see our congressman futzing with his Blackberry instead of paying attention to what’s being said, and count the number of times only half the room stands up and applauds.
And hey, it’s an excuse to get together socially and imbibe a little bit; nothing wrong with that in moderation.
Anyway, here’s this year’s list:
- the original at drinking game dot us
- HuffPo’s always worthy entry
- this ruleset from comedian Will Durst
- Foreign Policy offers a “score sheet,” but also handily provides drinking game rules.
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* –Of course, The Razzies came out this week as well, which ought to be everybody’s favorite award.
