But I digress. My wife, Gina, and I sat down to watch the State of the Union this year, and I awaited word on several issues of importance to the protein-processing industry, such as food safety and immigration any hints that might lead to answers.
After more than an hour of impassioned speech, mostly about the economy and the Republicans’ stonewalling of everything the Democrats envisioned, the President left the podium. Gina left the living room laughing at the empty, scripted, sometimes silly applause throughout, as well as Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s occasional politically blank stare (my wife is a teacher).