As last night's State of the Union address made clear, maybe President Joe Biden is a little slicker than some people admit.

All we've been hearing from MAGA Republicans is how Joe Biden is too old and enfeebled and incapable of handling the job of president. Even liberal icons like Jon Stewart and Bob Costas have bought into this narrative, with Stewart going so far as to ask to see evidence of Biden's competency—evidence, one supposes, beyond the success of Biden's job creation record as president; his passage of key legislation like the CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act; and his deft handling of the midterm elections.

Well, Jon, Bob ... how about now?

Keep in mind that Biden didn't just deliver an effective speech last night; he also handled himself well against obvious attempts to throw him off his game by Republican hecklers, adlibbing with strong effect and essentially pulling a Harry S. Truman by challenging the GOP to pass the important legislation that lies before them in terms of immigration reform and aid for Ukraine—calling their bluff just as Truman did with the "do-nothing Congress."

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