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ME, ME, ME – AT 10:08 A.M. ET:  The president's speech continues to get overwhelmingly positive reviews, even from grudging liberal commentators.  Dems rushed out of the House chamber after the speech, apparently realizing it wasn't their best night.

An interesting comparison of two presidents comes from the Washington Examiner: 

In his first presidential speech to a joint session of Congress in 2009, Barack Obama referenced himself roughly 84 times (that number is approximate). By contrast, President Trump made only 53 such references in his address to the joint session on Tuesday night.

In 2010, Obama actually referenced himself approximately 117 times per Vocativ's count.

Trump, who's often accused of being self-absorbed, used his remarks to the joint session of Congress convened Tuesday to focus significant time on promoting national unity.

Vanity Fair published an article in November 2015 entitled, "Is Donald Trump Actually a Narcissist? Therapists weight in!"

Yet in his remarks Tuesday night, President Trump used the word "we" more than 100 times.

COMMENT:  Good move by Trump.  I'm sure his speech editors went through the text carefully to be sure there were not too many references to "I."  All presidents have substantial egos, but Obama abused the privilege.  Trump got it just right last night.

March 1,  2017