Obama to Draw an Economic Line in State of Union (NY Times)

[pinto]

Good call, good tack, imo. ~ pinto

Obama to Draw an Economic Line in State of Union

By Jackie Calmes
Published: January 21, 2012

WASHINGTON — President Obama will use his election-year State of the Union address on Tuesday to define the role for government in helping to promote a prosperous and equitable society as an American tradition, hoping to draw a stark contrast between the parties in a time of deep economic uncertainty.

In a video preview e-mailed to more than 10 million supporters on Saturday, as South Carolina Republicans went to the polls to help pick an alternative to him, Mr. Obama promised a “blueprint for an economy that’s built to last,” with the government assisting the private sector and individuals to ensure “an America where everybody gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share and everybody plays by the same set of rules.”

Mr. Obama has honed that message for months as he has attacked Republicans in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail, contrasting it with what he has described as Republicans’ “go it alone” free-market views.

Just last week at fund-raisers in New York, he told supporters that his push for a government hand and “rules of the road” had a precedent dating to the construction of canals and creation of land-grant colleges and including the G.I. Bill, interstate highways and the computer chip, while Republicans have moved so far to the right that 2012 will be a “hugely consequential election.” His advisers say they hope to make Republicans seem as out of step with public opinion as they were when Barry Goldwater was soundly defeated in 1964.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/us/politics/obama-to-draw-an-economic-line-in-state-of-union.html

[frazzled]

1. I didn't get this email

And I get every damned email there is from them! (And everyone else.)

Did I accidentally delete it or has it not gone out yet? I'd actually watch this video.

[whathehell]

3. Me either...OTOH, I haven't made a donation lately. n/t

[pinto]

4. I didn't either, picked this up from NYT. Press got a preview. Great approach, though.

[The Wielding Truth]

2. "hope to make Republicans seem " should be changed to "show the obvious that Republicans are."

I get so aggravated that all is given to be kind to Republicans who took our country over the brink and smacked any hand that tried to retrieve her.

I.m glad that he is so rational and is doing his best to heal this country.

[pinto]

5. Rational sure looks to be a winner in this race.

[JDPriestly]

6. This SEEMS promising. I hope that Obama really delivers this time.

This is exactly what I believe in. We need far more investment in infrastructure. We should have universal broadband availability at low prices. We should have fast rail to every major city in the country just as we have airports in every major city. Our airports are way overcrowded. And our skies, at least the sky over Los Angeles, is full of small planes and helicopters that are a major source of noise pollution. Our highways are so packed at rush hours that you have to double your travel time. How much time and money do Americans lose each year sitting in traffic?

We need lots and lots of infrastructure investment. This is the 21st century, and we are still living in a mid-20th century infrastructure.