Those Were the Days, My Friend…

Brad Friedman

January 28, 2014, 4:10pm
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As we wait with bated breath for tonight’s State of the Union address, either my food poisoning is still making me loopy, or I remember this SOTU as if it was yesterday…

…or, probably both.

[Hat-tip @RubinReport]

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January 29, 2014 at 11:38 am

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