Here are some hard-hitting SOTU observations you won't find anywhere else! (Mrs. Krehbiel also contributed to this list, though she probably doesn't realize she was doing so.)

• It was the first time I saw a SOTU in high definition!
• NBC's swoopy camera flying over the crowd really added a dynamic element to the spectacle.
• Watching the expressions on the faces of Dick Cheney and Nancy Pelosi behind the president was very entertaining.
• Surprisingly, Pelosi actually leaped to her feet much quicker than Cheney on several Iraq-related points.
• Mike Chertoff looked like he had cancer--he looked even more skeletal than usual.
• Senator Obama appeared to be painted yellow.
• One reaction shot of Condi Rice made her look like a demonspawn of Satan.
• John McCain appeared to be sleeping at one point.
• Due to the president's unpopularity, there seemed to be a lot less applause interrupting the speech than usual, which made it much easier to listen to.
• Many politicians and their spouses look really afflicted when they clap.
• The Asian woman sitting next to the basketball player from Congo only stood up to about his waistline.
• Okay, one political comment: I thought it was incredibly lame that the Democrats didn't applaud with the Republicans after the president said, "So let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory." I'm sorry, but you simply must applaud for victory, no matter what you think the policy should be.

Thomas Krehbiel writes The Krehbiel Strikes Back, a generally centrist commentary on news, media, politics, and culture.