President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Jan 27, 2010 in Barack Obama
President Obama gave an amazing speech tonight in which he called on politicians in both parties in both the House & the Senate to get past playing political games and to actually work towards the good of the country for a change. Watching this speech tonight was like watching an adult speaking to a room full of children.
Here’s hoping that at least a few Republican Senators will take the hint and will actually start do what’s right instead of just doing whatever they need to do to get reelected. As Obama said, it’s time for the “perpetual campaigning” to stop.
And to any confused person who actually thinks the Republicans are on the side of the people (and not on the side of big business) watch the members of the GOP sit on their hands as President Obama talks about getting all of the bailout money back from the banks:
And it’s very important to remember that the “solutions” that the Republican party are offering in 2010 are nothing new. In fact, they’re exactly the course we took for eight years during the Bush administration. Those “solutions” are what got us into this mess in the first place. And if McCain/Palin had won instead of Obama/Biden we’d have 13% or 14% unemployment instead of 10%.
Yes, things are bad. But they’re bad because of the enormity of the mess left by eight years of Republican policies, not because President Obama hasn’t tried to do everything he can to make things better.
And things could be better already if Republicans and “conservative Democrats” weren’t standing in the way of progress now. The time of “just say no” needs to come to an end. It’s time to do what’s right.
You can see the complete speech here:
Obama’s SOTU was amazing alright, it was the same empty rhetoric, devoid of substance. He is the one in perpetual campaign mode. I grow weary of the “Blame Bush” tactic.
Fact: Bush inherited a recession from his predecessor. Th economy recovered, assisted by tax cuts, and grew for 8 years.
Fact 911 happened and sent us to war.
Fact: Congress has been controlled by the Democrat part since 2006.
Fact: When Bush proposed reining in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2005 for their unsound lending approval policies, he was thwarted by Democrats, notably Barney Frank and Chris Dodd.
Fact: Democrats assured us shortly before the collapse that Fannie and Freddie were sound.
Fact: 64% of political contributions from the likes of Goldman Sachs go to Democrats.
Fact: Tarp is being paid back by the big bad banks with interest. It is GM, now owned by the government and unions, and AIG that aren’t paying.
Fact: Republicans were shut out of the Health care reforms by the Democrat leaders in Congress regardless of ideas they offered.
Saying “no” to bad policy is not obstructionism, it’s good legislating. Republicans have offered numerous valid, workable ideas in all areas. Competition across state lines and tort reform (opposed by trial lawyers who give over 80% of their money to democrats) to name two in health care. The stats are documented by the Federal Election Commission.
The “all of the above” approach in energy, including nuclear and offshore drilling, which Obama finally acknowleged is a Republican approach.
Whether you believe in man made global warming or not, Cap and Trade (tax) is a scam. Saying “no” is the right thing.
Government can not create the kinds of jobs necessary to drive us out of recession. It can enable small business to do so by freeing it from tax and regulatory burdens. It can do so by not sucking such vast amounts of money out of the credit market that a business can not borrow, and then using that tax money to patronize constituancies, teachers unions, labor unions, etc. It can do so by stemming the tide of punitive taxes and federal regulations.
Obama could make huge strides, and get re-elected, if he would just listen to what 60-70% of the voters are really saying, which includes listening to and adopting good Republican ideas.
bighoss | Jan 29, 2010 | Reply
60-70% of voters my ass. It’s amazing to me that Republican idiots like yourself don’t think elections have consequences. President Obama was elected by more than 10 million votes to bring about real progressive change in this country and throughout his first term he has been blocked from doing what he needs to do by the Republicans.
admin | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
I been thinking a lot about the SOTU address and still can’t put a pulse on it but I think we need more action and less talk or great speeches.
Healthcare was a big issue and now 2010 is about Jobs? Sometimes it feels like a bait and switch to me. But we shall see what happens this year. I think it is still to early to judge. I hope for the best for America we are a great country.
Brett Maas | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
“Here’s hoping that at least a few Republican Senators will take the hint and will actually start do what’s right instead of just doing whatever they need to do to get reelected. As Obama said, it’s time for the “perpetual campaigning” to stop.”
Your kidding me right? Watch the twists and turns the Democrats take on health care reform this year after loosing the Kennedy seat. Health care reform is a dead horse for now because the democrats know America hates the plan and will vote them out. Watch them change their minds to save their jobs!!!
News | Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Doing what’s right isn’t always immediately popular. The Republicans/health insurance industry/Fox “News” have done a good job of confusing people with their misinformation but that doesn’t mean that we don’t need health care reform. We need it more than ever.
If the Democrats do what’s right, they will be rewarded – not only with increased voter enthusiasm/turnout but also in the history books.
admin | Feb 7, 2010 | Reply