Should The Two Parties Sit Together at the State of the Union?
Democratic Sen. Mark Udall wants members of the two parties to
sit together at the State of the Union, as a sign of Unity. That
sounds harmless enough! Meaning it's probably too naive.  You've
seen the State of the Union. Or at least the first 10 minutes,
before it gets very boring and goes on forever. Party members
sit across the aisle from each other, and the president's party
gives standing ovations when the president mention their ideas.
The other party stays seated and sneers or falls asleep.
(Maverick John McCain sneers or falls asleep no matter which
party the president's in, because usually he has lost to that
person in a presidential race.)  Sen. Mark Udall wants to change
this, in light of the Tucson shootings:  Sen. Mark Udall, a
Colorado Democrat, thinks members of his party and Republicans
should sit together — not on opposite sides of the aisle — when
President Obama delivers his State of the Union message to a
joint session of Cong