State of the Union?

What we heard from Obama Last night was not the State of the Union but what he would like us to do for him.  The first word out of his mouth was "I".  He wants to be reelected so badly that he will ignore any facts and tell any lies, and make any promise to accomplish that.
Pres. Jefferson was no orator, he mumbled in his speech.  When he gave his Inaugural address only those very close to him could hear what he said.  So he wrote his SOU out and had it read in the chambers.  That practice was followed by presidents until the in the 20th century.  Why not go back to that Practice?  Sounds good to me!