What I appreciate most on the State of the Union?

First - that it exists. We have nothing like this in the Czech Republic. Only once a year our President holds a speech which is full of phrases and takes only 10 or 15 minutes.

And of course President of European Commision tried to have something like State of European Union - but honestly - nobody's paying attention to this and it was rather ridiculous than popular or respected.

State of the Union is something unseen in the Czech Republic even in Europe, I guess. 

Citizen number one, the President shaking hands with everybody in the room. During his speech being interrupted by standing ovations - and not only from his supporters but many times from opposite members of Congress.

It is a big event and it is worth of attention from here not only because of positive beginning but also for sentences and words like this:

- citizens don't expect government will solve every problem

- greatest nation on Earth (and you know, each nation in the World can be the greatest in the same way as each mother can be)

- not bigger but smarter government

- magnet for new jobs

- best products and best ideas

I liked this speech for its focus on future possibilities (like 3D printing etc.); for putting concrete plans and numbers; for these single individuals who were standing up for something what they had agreed even if everybody around them had not; for talking topics like cyber threats; for thanking his wife and saying her 'honey' before the eyes of the whole World.

In European Union we of course welcome better trading conditions with America. 

But which other phrases from this speech would we need here in Europe?

- we can fix this in we will

- come together

- self government

- we all share the same titles - we are citizens

And what was the best on State of the Union?

That the main elected official, the President shows to each nation people who can be the example for others, the citizens who did something exceptional during last year. And yes - this is something what we should still remind ourselves and behave according to it - "citizens are authors of the next great chapter of the United States."