I tried to watch Donald Trump's State of the Union address last night from start to finish.
But it was really long, and really boring, and since I was lounging on the couch I soon fell asleep.
Only to wake up with a start, and appreciate the true horror of what I was watching.
It was supposed to be an opportunity for Donald Trump to check out the damage caused by hurricane Harvey, and offer support to its many victims.
But it didn't turn out that way.
For it was a disaster from beginning to end.
I never thought that Melania Trump would appear in public again, after she was caught in flagrante delicto plagiarizing Michelle Obama at the Republican convention.
But Donald Trump is desperate to try to win back some of the hordes of Republican women who have fled his clutches, so he forced her to make another campaign speech.
And sadly for Trump, and poor Melania, it also bombed.
She was as wooden or as robotic as ever. She had trouble keeping up with the autocue.
And her vow to lead the charge against cyberbullying if she becomes first lady couldn't have been more absurd.
I got back home just in time to watch the New York delegation push Donald Trump over the top.
And make him officially the Republican party's candidate for President.
And while it was no surprise, and it was some consolation to know that everybody was talking about this.
