State of My State of the Union

Just finished watching Obama's state of the union address and I just can't overemphasize how refreshing it is to see a president who's not afraid to stick his neck out. I fucking love it when he gets righteous and calls people on their shit.  There were so many moments that just had me cheering inside.  Like when he made the Supreme Court squirm for selling out our democracy to corporate interests, and when he called it on the deficit toll of eight years of Republican fiscal policy.  I loved that he actually addressed the cynicism most of us feel, and how warranted it is.  Okay, I loved just about everything about the speech except for the nuclear power plants, but... you know, no one's perfect.

In fact, I'm so inspired, here's a little presidential fic. M/M/F this time cuz Michelle rocks the house.

State of the Union

By Jessica Freely

Applause echoed down the corridor as Barak made his exit from the congressional hall.  Michelle and Rahm met him in the vestibule.  Through the doors, he could see the car waiting to take them all home.  Home. To the Whitehouse.  Amazing how even after a year, after this year, the novelty, the flat-out-bat-shit-incredibleness of that could still sometimes sneak up and blindside him.

"You were great," said Michelle.

Barak wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.  "So were you."

A hand fell on his shoulder.  "Nuclear plants?" said Rahm.

Barak sighed and turned from his wife and best friend, to his best friend and lover.  "Can we discuss it in the car?"

"Listen, the rest of the speech was aces, but did you really have to mention the nuclear power plants?"

"Transparency, Rahm."

"But--"

"Come on, you two," said Michelle, grabbing Rahm by the collar and leading Barak by the hand.  "Dissect the speech all you want tomorrow. My mother's got the girls tonight and we haven't had one of our 'summit meetings' in far too long. Let's not waste time."

Of course, Rahm couldn't stop himself from analyzing and strategizing in the car and all the way up to the Lincoln bedroom.  Fortunately, Barak and Michelle each had their ways of shutting him up.

"Do you think Congress will ever understand what we can accomplish when we work together?" asked Michelle, much later, as they lay on either side of a sweetly sleeping Rahm. He looked like an angel.  Incredible.

"I don't know," said Barak, "but we could get Rahm to explain it to them."

The End

Comments

[mike]

couldn't agree more. On the nuclear thing I might disagree, but getting a plant built would take a generation and (hopfully) the other green inititives would make it moot. The history, and the opposition is simply shameful, but I wish Dems had more backbone — not just in passing HCR in the Senate, etc., but in support. I don't know what you read and watch, but progressives (and I think I'm one) have been beating the shit out of this guy. I don't agree with every decision, but we need to look at the bigger picture and take a page from Republicans in tempering criticism a bit. The hole is so damn deep. Let's not cut him off at the knees after 1 year.

[St. Michael]

Oh, that story is much good fun.