This week Americans will settle in to listen to an old man lie about the "State of the Union." It will be a partisan exercise where he touts accomplishments while his party brays like donkeys and clap like barking seals.
But the fact is - the Union is weak, strained, and fragile.
This morning's show will discuss a variety of the telling signs of a Union we know is on the brink - and why that causes us so much anxiety.