State of the Union Is High Risk, Low Reward for Obama

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The way barry put down McCain in meeting saying he was
President, jumping to conclusions with his professor friend and police, remarks after he made agreement with Republicans on extension of all tax cuts, saying she opened her eyes for first time. Also the whole oil leak and wavering regulations for his buddy BP in Gulf along with the slow response to accept foreign oil recovery ships. These are some of the off-issue reasons why words won't impress me tonight.
I heard Clinton's adviser, who works on Fox, say it took a year for Bill to erupt from his previous political caterpillar life, then cocoon, and become a Newt balanced budget butterfly. Now barry may be a faster learner than Bill but I don't see barry going through similar metamorphoses more quickly if at all...

Bill Hedges of MO 11:42AM January 25, 2011

Here's what I said on the NYT about Obama's forthcoming STOU deceit tonight --- which is as predictable as the sun setting tonight:
"What to Watch For in Obama’s State of the Union"?
Well, the Times reports that the details of the speech are being held close to the vest --- and that this may auger for some surprises.
The Times also hints that Obama's liberal supporters are looking for some "red meat" substance --- and this is precisely where that biggest surprise will come.
So, look for this:
Folks, Obama for the first time will really level with the American people and he will proceed to first expose, then excoriate, and finally commit to excise what he will announce as "a disguised ruling-elite corporate/financial/militarist Empire, which has almost fully 'captured' our country, and is the proximate cause of foreign and domestic problems, including; deadly imperialist oil wars 'abroad', state terrorism by the MIC, torture, and human rights abuses throughout the world, along with domestic spying, this grinding economic oppression of all average Americans, massive levels of corporate fraud, and a terrible increase in police-state tactics right here 'at home'".
"As Hannah Arendt warned of the Nazi Empire which took over the German Republic before WWII, 'Empire abroad, entails tyranny at home', and I pledge that I will lead our country against such Empire take-over of our own country today --- and need you to stand with me on this most crucial confrontation between democracy and Empire."
Just kidding.
You can certainly watch for this in Obama's State of the Union, and mightily 'hope' for him to say he will fight to protect a union being destroyed by this sneak attack of Empire against democracy, but you will be sorely disappointed to find him instead saying this about Empire ---- nothing, not a whisper, zilch, zero, O.
Yes the O-man will say O about the quiet death of our democracy.
Alan MacDonald
Sanford, Maine
"Democracy over Empire" party headquarters
PS. My post on the NYT Caucus blog "What to Watch For in Obama’s State of the Union" is #24, and I would appreciate any principled progressives who are “Against Empire” (Parenti), and who are in agreement with my position regarding democracy vs. Empire to hold your nose, visit NYT, and recommend/support "Democracy over Empire".

Alan MacDonald of ME 11:33AM January 25, 2011

Americans are more sophisticated than Obama thinks. "Pep-rally speeches", that white-wash over real problems aren't gonna cut-it!
We have 9.5% Unemployment;
We have tons of "educated" people with great diplomas and tens of thousands of dollars in student loans--- but no jobs, because they're over-qualified for the jobs that are Available.
And if Obama talks about investing more money in education, people only ask,
ok, what do you Do with All the "Educated" people... when you don't have the jobs in manufacturing: CEO's, CFO's, Marketing, Finance, Production Managers, Director of Produrement, Plant Managers, Engineers, etc..... to back it up?
Will there be a "Union Response" to the State of the Union speech???

Paul of OH 9:45AM January 25, 2011