State of the Union Address

I am not a fan of President Obama or his administration; nevertheless, I wanted to go into this address open minded (a big step for me) and hope that from the results of midterm elections, Obama would realize that America was more moderate and would join us in the middle. He let me down.

This speech was much like his campaign speeches. It was inspirational and positive, and full of what he and his administration thought America wanted to hear. I, however, don't think America needs empty promises and a charismatic leader at this point.

Obama's theme was "Winning back America", and he basically stated that America could win back prosperity and power with the help of the federal government. Doing so would require "investing" more money and putting us in even more debt (because 14 trillion isn't enough). Regardless of how President Obama wants to phrase it, spending anything is not the answer. I disagree 100% with his tactics.

It's true that President Obama was given a crappy economy, but I believe it's his fault that he doesn't know how to deal with it.  His inexperience comes to light here, and I think many people that voted him to office are seeing it as a mistake.

Rep. Paul Ryan's response from the GOP wasn't as bad as I had anticipated. He basically said that we don't have money to spend, and that Republicans in the House will have to try to keep it balanced. That was the first time I'd ever hear Ryan speak; I'm still not sure of what I think about him.