Obama’s State of the Union Address Shows Us Who’s Boss
via whitehouse.gov
Though many parts of his speech incited cheer and laughter, President Barack Obama delivered a strong and forceful message in the State of the Union speech Wednesday night. “I don’t quit,” he proclaimed as he vowed to continue to push for change and tackle national deficit, job loss, and big banks among other things.
Despite the tiresome and now weary health care debate, Obama urged for a spirit of resiliency telling Congress “Don’t walk away from reform.” He continued: “Let us find a way to come together and finish the job for the American people. Let’s get it done.”
In another stab, he called out the seemingly whimpering Dems stating: “To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades, and the people expect us to solve problems, not run for the hills.”
Obama then made mention of the filibuster-threatening Republicans (synonymously known as the party of “No”) saying “Just saying no to everything may be good short-term politics, but it’s not leadership. We were sent here to serve our citizens, not our ambitions.”
The president also used his speech to jab a few at the legislative halting Senate. In a more indirect way, he began a few statements praising the House for taking steps towards a jobs bill, and then added that, “I urge the Senate to do the same, and I know they will.” But “I want a jobs bill on my desk,” he demanded afterward.
In a more direct hit, he called out the Senate for preventing the creation of a bipartisan fiscal commission designed to address the country’s deficit. “Now, yesterday,” he began, “the Senate blocked a bill that would have created this commission. So I’ll issue an executive order that will allow us to go forward, because I refuse to pass this problem on to another generation of Americans.”
However, Obama’s most hard-hitting punch maybe have been aimed at the Supreme Court due to their recent decision to overturn precedent law which limited the amount of funding corporations and lobbyists could donate to political campaigns. “With all due deference to separation, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections.” He added “I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities.They should be decided by the American people. And I’d urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to correct some of these problems.”
Obama’s State Of The Union Address was strong and power hitting. He addressed the issues and changes he plans to carry out while also using logic and sway to get his opposition on board with his agenda. Using a stern tone, he told us what needed to be done and how it should be done. Lets see if this overtone will cause hard hitting results.
