State of the Union: President Obama’s muddled plan to boost employment by hindering trade. Mark Wilson/Getty Images The bold, transformative Barack Obama, painter of grand vistas, is gone, replaced in his State of the Union address by a Clinton-esque figure, reciting laundry lists of small-bore proposals.
There were some very good ideas for attacking the crisis of mass unemployment. Extending the payroll tax cuts without another round of policy riders and protracted negotiations should be a no-brainer. Legislation to make it easier for millions of Americans to refinance their mortgages at today’s low interest rates is a great idea that should bolster consumer demand and make it easier for the entrepreneurially inclined to start businesses. His call to avert a massive spike in student loan debt interest payments is sound, and the promise to create a federal task force on foreclosure fraud seems very smart. Think of it this way. There’s no doubt that globalization has inflicted massive harms on individual American families and even whole communities.
Scratching the Surface of Obama's Education Rhetoric. Mitch Daniels blasts Obama for 'trickle-down government' As President Obama made his call for economic fairness, his Republican rivals blasted the president for spurring divisions in his State of the Union speech.
“We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have-nots; we must always be a nation of haves and soon-to-haves,” Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said in the official GOP response to the speech. Daniels, a popular economic conservative, blasted Obama’s economic policies as a “grand experiment in trickle-down government” and “pro-poverty” efforts that have hampered the economy rather than helped. The governor, who took a pass on a presidential bid last year, cast the coming election as a critical moment. PHOTOS: Obama's State of the Union address “So 2012 is a year of true opportunity, maybe our last, to restore an America of hope and upward mobility, and greater equality,” Daniels said. Despite the barbs, both Daniels and Obama pointed to similar solutions to the economic woes.
@khennessey. GOP blasts Obama for engaging in class warfare. Indiana Gov.
Mitch Daniels gives GOP response to State of the Union speechHe calls for a nation of "haves and soon to haves"Former candidate Herman Cain speaks on behalf of Tea Party ExpressHerman Cain: U.S. needs "energy independence strategy" (CNN) -- Republicans said Tuesday night that President Barack Obama's "trickle-down government" has held back, rather than speeded up, economic recovery. Truth Squad: Fact checking the State of the Union address. CNN's Truth Squad fact-checked some of the claims made by President Barack Obama in the State of the Union address and Indiana Gov.
Mitch Daniels in the Republican rebuttal. We'll take a look at some of the claims and share if they were accurate. Did public dollars unearth new energy resources? President Barack Obama made a pitch for continued federal support of energy research. The statement: "The development of natural gas will create jobs and power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper, proving that we don't have to choose between our environment and our economy. The verdict: True, but incomplete Read why. Fact-checking the 2012 State of the Union speech. A State of the Union address is often difficult to fact-check, no matter who is president.
The speech is a product of many hands and is carefully vetted, so major errors of fact are so relatively rare that they sometimes can become big news (think of George W. Bush’s “sixteen little words” about Iraq seeking uranium in Niger). At the same time, State of the Union addresses are very political speeches, an argument for the president’s policies, so context (or the perspective of opponents) is often missing. Here is a guide through some of President Obama’s more fact-challenged claims, in the order in which he made them. As is our practice with live events, we do not award Pinocchio rankings, which are reserved for complete columns. “For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. The killing of bin Laden, which Obama used to open and close his speech, is an achievement that few partisans would quibble with.
These are clearly lines crafted by political operatives. Daily Beast Contributors Weigh In on Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address. The comedian and filmmaker has been the smartest and funniest person in the room since he was in high school (maybe even earlier).
Here he's profiled just after making his first film. Albert Brooks’ second album, A Star is Bought, is the best comedy record most of you have probably never heart. It was never released on CD and it’s not available on ITunes. And that’s a shame because the record—which was made in collaboration with Harry Shearer—is one of the finest comedy albums ever made. Never mind that it was nominated for a Grammy or that it was in many ways a precursor to faux-documentary style of This Is Spinal Tap, it Albert in top form. According to Paul Slansky, who wrote “Everybody Should Have an Albert” for The Village Voice in March 1979, Brooks owns the rights to A Star is Bought, he just isn’t motivated to re-release it. C'mon, Albert: Please. He knows funny when he sees it which is why he was a beauty fit to write about Albert.
So whatever happened to Albert Brooks? Live blog: 2012 State of the Union. (CNN) - President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night in Washington.
Check back here for updates from CNN reporters and producers on Capitol Hill and at the White House. Also tune into CNN for live coverage of the speech beginning at 8 p.m. ET, and afterward for a full wrap-up with reaction and analysis anchored by Anderson Cooper. Read more here. 10:52 p.m. 10:50 p.m. 10:44 p.m. "Republicans in 2012 welcome all our countrymen to a program of renewal that rebuilds the dream for all, and makes our ‘city on a hill’ shine once again.”10:38 p.m. "No feature of the Obama Presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others.
" 10:37 p.m. Key points of president's State of the Union address. President Obama pushed for existing and new initiatives during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Jobs: Tax on firms that send jobs overseas, breaks for those that don't; vet job corpsImmigration: Beefed-up border protection; path to citizenship for undocumented studentsEnergy: More offshore drilling, gas exploration; greater push for clean technologiesGovernment: Ban on "insider trading" in Congress, streamlining of bureaucracy (CNN) -- Here are key initiatives from President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night: • Implementation of a minimum tax for multinational companies, which would fund additional tax breaks for companies that create jobs in or move them to the United States.
Even bigger breaks for high-tech companies, and financing help for manufacturers locating in economically hard-hit areas. • The creation of a China task force to monitor trade violations. SOTU 2012: Just the policy. Word cloud built off of the text of President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address.
The State of the Union address is rarely one presidents use to delve into details of policies they hope to pursue in the coming year. What speech does tend to offer are some broader principles that will likely guide the White House’s 2012 agenda. Tonight, we did get a few details: President Obama focused on inequality, calling for a new minimum, 30 percent tax rate for millionaires and billionaires.