In an usual move, president Obama has been revealing the content of his State of the Union Address days ahead of the Tuesday speech, with responses running the gamut from skepticism on the left to outright ridicule on the right.
This was true, when, over the weekend, the White House proposed a $320 billion tax on the wealthy to pay for middle-class tax breaks and tuition-free community colleges.
His proposal has been derided as pure posturing, but in politics unrealistic plans could serve a real political purpose.
“He’s posturing and setting agenda for Democrats in the future,” said Michael Heaney, assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan.
