Yeah, I read the speech, saving myself about an hour.
It was fine. It did not contain any really new things, other than the GITMO stuff, which was not a suprise. The speech will fade into memory in a few days time as we approach the new budget deadline.
The immigration stuff was as expected, he spoke nicely, as expected, and the person story about North Korea was moving.
Few things.
1. The North Korean stuff is fine, but his policy as of right now is shit. The bloody nose approach is so short sighted. The proposed South Korean ambassador Victor Cha, who is great, is against it, and suddenly he was not nominated for the post anymore.
2. The infrastructure stuff is so up in the air that industry is waiting on direction. The $1.5 Trillion is a wish if there are no incentives to try and entice private investment. $200B is slated for federal money, but even that is unclear on how and where that money will go. The Highway Trust fund is still left untouched and broke, and the gas tax needs raised. But, hey, better than nothing, and I'll be interested to see all the details.