A State of the Union isn’t about themes.

It’s about:

Plans.

Projections.

Tradeoffs.

Those were missing.

The National Debt

No deficit stabilization plan.

No solvency roadmap.

No costed projections.

Rhetoric doesn’t balance budgets. Arithmetic does.

Healthcare

No premium reduction plan.

No strategy to lower out-of-pocket costs.

No structural reform blueprint.

Healthcare inflation requires policy — not applause.

Housing

No national supply expansion strategy.

No zoning reform framework.

No measurable affordability targets.

Housing scarcity won’t resolve itself.

Families

No comprehensive childcare plan.

No paid leave roadmap.

No financing structure.

Families need systems that function — not slogans.

AI & Tech

No AI regulatory framework.

No enforceable national data privacy standard.

No worker transition safeguards.

Technology requires guardrails.

Climate Resilience

Energy production was emphasized.

But no long-term adaptation strategy.

No costed resilience investment plan.

Storms, fires, and floods follow physics — not politics.

Leadership requires:

Specifics.

Budgets.

Timelines.

Tradeoffs.

Narrative without numbers

isn’t governance.

Demand policy.

Demand projections.

Demand accountability.

That’s citizenship.