If you’ve heard one State of the State address, you’ve probably heard them all. Guess what: The state of the state is strong and it’s getting better.
The self-congratulatory nature should come as no surprise. No student who has graded his or her own work has ever ended up with a “C” and no governor has ever said, “the state of the state is kinda... meh.”
The feel-good pep talks are really made possible by decisions and policies put in place years earlier, sometimes decades, which got me thinking: What will the governor in 2038 (who is probably going to be me), be taking credit for?