In the coming New Year, 2012, both Groundhog Day and the

State of the Union address will occur on the same day.

This is an ironic juxtaposition of events.

One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an

 insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.

The other involves a groundhog.

- Author unknown

*Graphics credits:

(1) Groundhog Day artwork is PowerPoint clipart

(2) Obama, Biden & Pelosi pic at joint session of Congress February 24, 2009. This image is a work of an employee of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.