The President Refuses to Let America Fail

Presidential Address to Congress


Tonight, Obama was successful at reassuring Americans that he will not let us down. Between the long applauds and standing ovations Obama's words were very strong and I could tell that he truly cares about the state of our economy and his dedication to the recovery of the current recession.

He stated that he cared more about the well being of his people as opposed to spending billions on the war. He promised to raise the pay of active military and to give full medical benefits to war veterans. He will also end the tax breaks for the wealthiest two percent. If you make less than $250,000 a year, your taxes will not be heightened a "single cent." Obama has seen how a small percent of people have benefited from the tax cuts and bailouts. On top of these bailouts the banks still have not distributed the money to the streets. Instead they are giving their CEO's bonuses and sending them on extravagant vacations. Instead of giving these corrupt individuals bailouts, we should be bailing out the people who are getting their homes foreclosed on, or the people who are receiving less than minimum wage. What about these people who need it the most.

Regarding education, he plans to draw seven million more Americans into higher education if they promise to volunteer in their community. "By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world." Being that the economy has a vested interest in the university and higher education, Obama's idea is excellent. Imagine the quality of life that people will enjoy if they were given a chance to pursue their interests more while not having to worry how they will eat of afford books. Why didn't we see this before?

As inspiration he put the spotlight on a banker who received a hefty bonus and instead of keeping the money he gave it to the people who worked for him as well as the people who worked for him in the past. He said that he "didn't feel right keeping it." He also pointed out a young 8th grader who wrote a letter to congress asking them to help repair her school. She said that she and her peers want to aspire to be doctors, lawyers and one day president. She went on to say that "we are not quitters."

Along with these inspiring people, Obama said that he will put more money into energy and health care. Hopefully this will consist of "going green" and pushing people to quit smoking by giving money to smoke free ad campaigns!

The President's Economic Stimulus has passed and now it is time to see the results. He said that the stimulus checks on their way. Please let us know when you receive that check. We want to make sure he is delivering.