It seemed pretty clear from the outset of Biden’s State of the Union address that Kevin McCarthy had rehearsed an expression and was determined not to stand and clap for any of the president’s remarks. That’s pretty much par of the course in today’s politics, but it left him sitting with that weird expression during the discussion of some wildly popular ideas (getting rid of junk fees for flights and Taylor Swift tickets) and even when Biden praised democracy and its ability to withstand Jan 6. McCarthy wished that other members of his party had only offered silent disdain, but instead, he found himself shushing Marjorie Taylor Greene who (along with others) yelled “Liar” and served up other outbursts in a sad display of what American politics has become. To me, it sure seemed like the yellers embarrassed themselves and found themselves essentially baited into a trap. At this point, I’m not naive enough to assume there were not millions who loved the outbursts. Here are 5 takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address and the video of the whole thing.

+ “He should be sitting in the back row and staying quiet instead of parading in front of the president and people coming into the room.” Mitt Romney was not happy to see George Santos in his section.

+ After the yelling from the crowd and the MTG outbursts, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave the GOP response and calmly explained: “The dividing line in America is no longer right or left. The choice is between normal or crazy.” Hard to argue with that line.