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State of the Union Speech: blah blah blah - close Guantanamo - blah blah blah

In a follow up to my earlier post, I have to say, I think tonight's State of the Union was about as uneventful and uninspiring as I expected. 

In essence there wasn't anything of substance. It was yet again another 'pep rally' speech by Obama. 

The entire SOTU speech can be summed up in the following:

  • Things are getting better
  • America is becoming energy self-sufficient
  • People with pre-existing conditions are now covered under Obama care
  • We're winding down the wars
  • If congress won't act, then I'll act alone (ok big guy, why haven't you done so over the past five years? Are you just 'now' ready to bring 'hope and change'?)
  • I'm going to close Guantanamo (something he's promised for the past five years now and never does)
  • America is great
There you go. If you were at all worried about the future, or if you think the world is currently a mess, fear not for Obama says things are getting better and he's going to make sure that everything is A-OK. 

You can watch the entire SOTU here:


I don't think the SOTU hurt Obama any. But I'll predict this... I predict that he doesn't see any bump in the polls when it comes to his approval rating. I think this speech only solidifies that the only thing he has to offer is a good speech which will lead to little or no changes in Washington. Nothing he did or said tonight will change the public's view that regardless of whether he himself is a good guy or not, he is not the person that is going to fix the nation. 

 


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