Musical Chairs

The mainstream media is merrily telling us that President Obama will be pressing a centrist agenda in his State of the Union this Tuesday. The New York Times, here. The Washington Post, here. The Wall Street Journal, here.

In the end, the most interesting thing of the night might be seeing who wins at musical chairs:

WASHINGTON — Mary from Louisiana asked Olympia from Maine because they are BFFs, but had a backup in Bob from Tennessee in case she was rebuffed. Kirsten from New York went the Sadie Hawkins route and asked John from South Dakota, and thus the deal between two members of the Senate with seriously good hair was sealed.

The talk in the West Wing may center on what President Obama plans to say on Tuesday in his State of the Union address to Congress about the still-ailing economy, or United States-China relations, or his education agenda. But here on Capitol Hill, the talk for the last few days has been all about the seating for the president’s speech and just who will be next to whom.

Personally, I would like to see Barbara from Maryland and Tom from Oklahoma walking away together into the sunset. That would solve all our problems. Make it all better.