The State of the Union address on Wednesday evening was met with a bi-partisan typical of this congress and nation as a whole. Obama’s main focus pleaded for a unilateral effort within the government to continue to address the growing gap between the rich and poor, and to ensure a “fair shot” for all Americans to succeed. The President implored members of congress to join him in this effort while insisting that he will fight opposition strongly in the coming years on this issue. In this vein, Obama stated that “"We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by, or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules" in an apparent appeal to upcoming voters in the 2012 election.
The part I thoroughly enjoyed in the address was the subtle Milwaukee shout-out mid-way through the speech. President Obama stated that many companies are increasingly re-shoring their manufacturing plants because it is cheaper to do so, including a Masterlock plant now located in Milwaukee. This is something I hadn’t known, but with Obama’s incentive-laden policies to re-shore manufacturing, it seems like a good idea and an effective policy.
The few times Obama did receive bi-partisan applause were not surprisingly in recognizing the efforts of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who survived an assassination attempt last year, and when the President mentioned the killing of Osama Bin Laden. This is something I believe Obama will hang his hat on for awhile, along with his repeated successes in his foreign affairs policies, and will eventually win him a second term.
On a further note, I wasn’t sure about this either way, but I think John Boehner, Republican Speaker of the House may have been glued and handcuffed to his chair. The guy didn’t stand once or hardly clapped. I’m not sure if Obama slighted him personally some way in the past, but get that guy some McDonalds so he can “put a smile on”.
The part I thoroughly enjoyed in the address was the subtle Milwaukee shout-out mid-way through the speech. President Obama stated that many companies are increasingly re-shoring their manufacturing plants because it is cheaper to do so, including a Masterlock plant now located in Milwaukee. This is something I hadn’t known, but with Obama’s incentive-laden policies to re-shore manufacturing, it seems like a good idea and an effective policy.
The few times Obama did receive bi-partisan applause were not surprisingly in recognizing the efforts of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who survived an assassination attempt last year, and when the President mentioned the killing of Osama Bin Laden. This is something I believe Obama will hang his hat on for awhile, along with his repeated successes in his foreign affairs policies, and will eventually win him a second term.
On a further note, I wasn’t sure about this either way, but I think John Boehner, Republican Speaker of the House may have been glued and handcuffed to his chair. The guy didn’t stand once or hardly clapped. I’m not sure if Obama slighted him personally some way in the past, but get that guy some McDonalds so he can “put a smile on”.
John Boehner... the angriest man in Congress?
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