Just Words. Just Speeches-Obama's State of the Union

Just Words. Just speeches is how Obama described past presidents' policies and republicans. Now his State of the Union has proven to be just that. Just words, just speeches. He talked about how the economy will be helped thanks to the tax cuts they passed. The tax cuts he was against until he took a shelacking in the election. He talked about investing in bio-medical research and technology (which means more spending). He talked about closing the deficit (which he helped cause with his four trillion dollars in spending). He asked congress to eliminate billions of dollars to oil companies so we'll have a million electric cars by 2050 and clean energy by 2035. In the meantime he put a moratorium on drilling in the gulf and now gas is going up and predicted to reach $5 a gallon soon. We need to deal with the gas situation now and re-open those oil rigs in the gulf and drill here where there is more oil under us than in the middle east and not worry about 50 years from now.

He talked about education and more than half don't finish high school and give every child a chance to succeed. He talked about creating 100,000 new teachers for schools and asked congress to give a $10,000 tax credit for students attending colleges. Shades of Bush's No Child Left Behind act. It was purely all emotion and little facts which is indicative of most liberals. Overall he was good at what he does best, giving a speech and rousing the crowds with emotional appeal, but what he says and what he does are too different things. He mentioned about repairing our infrastructure and roads and education building,etc. These are things he talked about in his last State of the Union so what has he been doing for the past two years? He criticized lobbyists,9000 which he appointed, after saying in the campaign he wouldn't have any.

I found it interesting that he talked about enforcing our borders and dealing with illegals and stop expelling them back to compete against us. He has been lax on that for the past two years too. He came across as pro business and simplifying the tax cuts while being for the people.

He mentioned about the new health care law which drew laughs from the audience and said he was willing to change mistakes and work with others. He doesn't want to go back to the days when insurance denied a patient coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Republicans have plans like being able to purchase across state lines,but democrats have always opposed their ideas when they submitted them. The dems are the party of "no" not republicans. He denied it would increase spending and costs like the critics say which is an outright lie and he knows it.

I found it interesting he said he was willing to make cuts in spending after he spent more than all the presidents put together from Washington to Bush. This is all part of his appearing to move to the center. Of course he still wants millionaires to give up their tax breaks. He mentioned about being able to go to a website to see where your tax money is being spent. He said that last time too. Transparency??? Just words, just speeches.

He mentioned about the war being over in Iraq and starting a transition in Afghanistan and bring our troops home by July. When he told the taliban we will not waver and we will defeat you reminded me of Bush's 911 speech saying we will not falter and will not waver. He seemed very militaristic and jingoistic in his move to appear to move to the center supporting Tunisa and democratic asperations of all people everwhere. It all sounded conservative and nice especially when he told colleges they should allow recruiters on their campuses and put these battles behind us, but these are things he and his base always opposed. It will be interesting to see how they react. Will they accuse their messiah of selling out or do they know he just has to say these things to get elected again. Only time will tell.

I did like his references to Biden and Boehner as working class kids who made it with the American dream. He knows he has to put the idea of him being a radical socialist behind him and give the impression he is the all American tax cutting, smaller government president. It didn't work for me.
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I liked what Rep.Paul Ryan said in the Republican rebuttal that faith in the government is at an all time low and government itself at an all time high and talked about limited government and free enterprise making this country succeed.

In the end Obama didn't offer much. His speech fell flat and was redundant and phoney. Just words. Just speeches.