Obama, comedian-in-chief, adds humor to State of the Union address

Did you catch last night’s State of the Union address? Today you’ll read and hear lots of commentary on the speech, from the right and the left. Among the things both sides might be able to agree on is that the president threw in several laughs for the audience. On healthcare, the president said dryly, “By now, it should be fairly obvious that I didn’t take on healthcare because it was good politics.” And regarding monthly meetings with leaders from both parties, Obama looked at R…

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