Lucky for Republicans most people don\’t watch the State Of The Union message/rebuttal, and most who do forget about them soon afterwards.
Barack Obama, whatever you thought of the words themselves, was dynamic and compelling.
Joni Ernst, by contrast, was robotic and monotonal, with a painted smile that made her look like a Barbie doll wannabe. It is hard to connect last night\’s presentation to the career soldier she was before entering politics.
I hope Ms. Ernst is a terrific senator for Iowa. But if Republicans put her on a national stage again, the way they did last night, they\’re even more tone-deaf than I thought. Which, given their national platform – particularly on social issues – is not easy to be.
