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In this beautiful day, following, I don't know, the longest and greatest state of the union speech ever in the history of ever was?

Oh, my gosh. Did you see it? I was dreading it. I admit it. I was dreading it. I had just done three hours of the Hugh Hewitt show yesterday.

I drove home up the 405, and I said to my wife, I got to listen to the speech.

I can't. He promises it's going to be long.

Now, look, among my many skills, I am a California trial lawyer.

Okay?

I talk in front of trial.

I like to talk in front of people. As a columnist for a senior columnist at Town Hall, I like to talk to it. I get it. I understand. I just don't like to see other people doing it. When I was a stand-up comic, I would retreat to the green room and not watch anybody else. I hate it. Let me tell you, I was spellbound.

I was like, this is the best Trump.

This is both loose and tight at the same time.

No weird tangents into about how Rosie O'Donnell is the Antichrist, although she may in fact be.

No bizarre riffs on golfing and how good he did.

None of that.

America is great.

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