For years it’s been traditional for the two parties in Congress to sit in separate sections during the President’s State of the Union speeches, so you can see his supporters jumping up and applauding after every sentence while the other party sits stone-faced. But in the spirit of “overcoming partisan divisions,” several members of both parties are pushing a proposal that would mix-up the seating, so Dems and Repubs would sit amongst each other in “a show of unity”.
- You Lie!
- They also want everybody to hold hands and sing “Kumbaya” before the President’s speech.
- Who knows? By the end, Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner could become BFF’s!