Monday, February 23, 2015

State of the Union Address - Elisa Weich - period 5

              In his State of the Union Address tonight, President Obama plans to stress his efforts to improve our economy by shifting it from one that benefited the high-income population more than it attempted to pull the lower-income families out of their financial issues. The President will linger on positive topics, such as his dream to make community college free to all those that appreciate the opportunity, his imposition of taxes and fees on high-income earners and large institutions, and his plan to enhance tax credits for education and child care. This all distracts from his authorization of fighting the entirety of the Islamic State and his blatant attack on the Republican Party. With just two years left in his final presidential term, President Obama has made clear his plan to leave a lasting positive economic legacy to influence voters to support the Democratic Party and to staunch conservative efforts, such as the development of natural gas lines. Though he speaks of future collaboration with the Republican Party, actions speak louder than words.

             President George Washington warned the country not to create political parties in his farewell address and his prediction of unrest has never failed to be relevant, especially in Congress. For all of his presidency, Obama has been fighting a Republican Congress to move forward in plans to bring soldiers home from Iraq, close Guantanamo Bay Prison, and countless other wishes. At least he is succeeding in his righteous task of bumping down high-income earners and large institutions that vaguely resemble the monopolies of the Gilded Age.

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1 comment:

  1. You have written an incredibly controversial post and for that I really do applaud you. I agree and disagree I think Obama is trying a little bit to hard to make a lasting change and it could end badly for him.

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