Comic #4820: state-of-the-union

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Top Panel: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE STATE OF OUR UNION IS TYPICAL."

Middle Panels: "LONG TERM ECONOMIC TRENDS CONTINUE TO HOLD, LARGELY UNCHANGED BY EITHER MY POLICIES OR LEADERSHIP STYLE."

"WE REMAIN A GROWING AND INNOVATIVE NATION, BUT ONLY WHEN COMPARED TO THE WORLD AVERAGE."

"LOOKING AT OTHER NATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONAL HISTORIES, WE ARE SOLIDLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK."

"OVERSEAS THREATS ARE REAL BUT REMAIN FAR LESS DANGEROUS THAN HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS."

Next Panel: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS TIME TO PUT ASIDE OUR PARTISAN DIFFERENCES, BECAUSE OUR CONSTITUENTS' POLITICAL VIEWS EXIST ALONG MANY CONTINUOUS SPECTRA, AND OUR POLITICAL COALITIONS ARE TO A LARGE EXTENT THE ARBITRARY RESULT OF HISTORY AND CHANCE."

Next Panel: "I CALL UPON ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A STATISTICALLY TYPICAL TOMORROW, GIVEN THE REASONABLY STRONG GROWTH TRENDS EXPERIENCED DURING THE PRECEDING DECADES."

Bottom Panel: "AMERICA!"

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