Say It Ain't So Already

At the SOTU — Live Blogging

January 27, 2010 at 9:24 PM 1 comment

Republicans aren’t going to clap or stand for anything — turn your TV on and see for yourself — including for a remark by Obama that the banks are going to have to pay back some of the loans we gave them.

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Ooop. No sooner do I put this post up than Obama says “The true engine of this economy will always be business,” and the R’s go nuts.

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Obama proposes that we “slash tax breaks” for companies that send jobs overseas and the R’s sit silently.

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Obama says lobbyists are trying to kill banking reform and we’ve got to stop that, and R’s sit and don’t clap.

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Obama says we have to “reform our schools” yet he wants to cut funding for education?

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Obama says he came to Washington to “give the people the government they deserve,” then he goes on about how he has excluded lobbyists from taking a seat in the decision-making process.  What?

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After a year of NO from Republicans Obama insists he’s still “trying to change the tone of our politics.”  Oy.  Give it up.

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Obama is one year into his presidency but he doesn’t seems to have any passion or drive.  He’s as dead-sounding as W. was.

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Let’s include some peace people in the mix of those who sit by the First Lady.  Lots of military there tonight.

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Re DADT -  “I will work with congress” to get the law repealed.  Not enough Obama.

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I wish Nancy Pelosi would quit smiling.

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Ugh, the speech is over and Tweetie’s on.  Gotta go change the channel.

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Overall?  Uninspiring and disappointing.  I hoped to see way more fire from a president who’s entering his second year — early in the potential length of a presidency  — but I didn’t see it.

Good night.

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