The President gave a credible State of The Union Speech Wednesday night. The Republican response was not. Obama laid out his reasons for the action he has taken and rightly pointed out the future is what's at stake for the country and its people. It was not very hard to understand his budget proposals and that he indeed cares about deficit spending and is addressing the issue.
The President showed courage in his plan to let income tax cuts expire next year for families earning more than $250,000 a year. This was part of the $1.4 trillion tax cut of Mr. Bush that was supposed to spur a sustained economy and job creation and did neither and actually led to the worst deficit spending spree and increase in the national debt in our country's history. All on Mr. Bush's watch.
Little by little the President's plans and proposals are working and slow progress is being made. The republicans are not very bright but they do see things turning for the better and they want no part of that to happen on the democratic watch so they will continue to oppose everything and use personal attacks because they have nothing to offer. Their warped anti-American ideology will not allow them to do anything but obstruct. They had the opportunity for 8 years to really do something for the country and its people and failed.
Mr. Obama needs to keep the pressure on to change the status quo as he was elected to do. The economy should be getting better and better as the year moves on and jobs will be created. Prosperity will return again to the country and its people on the democratic watch. It always has because democrats put the country and its people first. That says it all.
