Community | January 25, 2012 | 7 comments

Obama: American dream in peril!

source: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/obama-challenges-shrink-gap-1314599.html

congoboy
WASHINGTON — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the president invited Republicans to join him but warned, "I intend to fight."

In an emphatic State of the Union address, Obama said ensuring a fair shot for all Americans is "the defining issue of our time." He said the economy is finally recovering from a deep and painful recession and he will fight any effort to return to policies that brought it low.

"We've come too far to turn back now," he declared.

Obama outlined a vastly different vision for fixing the country than the one pressed by the Republicans confronting him in Congress and fighting to take his job in the November election. He pleaded for an active government that ensures economic fairness for everyone, just as his opponents demand that the government back off and let the free market rule. http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/obama-challenges-shrink-gap-1314599.html
  1. groups:
    Community
  2. tags:
    Obama Administration,  State of the Union Address
  3.     
    |

7 comments // Obama: American dream in peril! // Video

  • dcrog
    • -1
      dcrog  

    • "We've come too far to turn back now," this will be his campaign mantra now, since he won't be able to talk about anything substantive. Frankly, since he's dragging us to edge of the cliff, it would be a hell of a good thing to TURN BACK NOW! Only an idiot would jump over!

    • 4 months ago
  • congoboy
  • congoboy
  • dcrog
    • -1
      dcrog  
    • congoboy:

      I did not bother to watch the ass clown's campaign and class warfare spew myself, but I have no doubt that the laughing dude would have been my reaction as well. We have major problems with spending, and the dumb ass in chief, from what I've heard today, did not even bother to mention entitlement reforms. Oh that's right, he's in full campaign mode, a communist would never talk about taking a little back from the Takers, even when the Givers don't have any more to "give".

    • 4 months ago
  • congoboy
  • dcrog
  • congoboy
more from Community:
from the community

top videos