My suggestion to the President for tonight...The Truth!

[TheKentuckian]

Instead of pretending everything was peaches and cream until we got Boooshed he should go back to the 70's when the jobs first started to go, to the 80's and explain how Reagan's horrid policies laid the foundation for our current ruin with the deregulation, union busting, dismantling the safety net, saber rattling, deficit spending, refusal to invest in infrastructure and R&D, and willful underemployment.

That poppy Bush continued and expanded on Reagan's American Dream grave digging.

That while Clinton got the budget back under control he did go along with stupid deregulation that took the "cops off the beat" which enabled amoral criminal types to rig the financial game as well as he expanded on trade agreements that put the American worker at a systemic competitive disadvantage.

That shrub came in and stomped on the accelerator of this out of control freight train.

He needs to remind us that the middle class and the poor were already very much on the short end of the stick well before the most recent downturn.

He has to admit that many of our systems are woefully outdated, predatory toward the people, and simply broken.

He must explain the real scope of our problems from the economy, to dealing with organized terror, and the environment.

He should talk to the American people like reasoning adults just like he did during the campaign and honestly lay out the issues and their causes.

He should take responsibility for for allowing business as usual to continue as far as secret negotiations, wild deals, and making those that require regulation and oversight to set the terms and conditions. He should explain that the problems of our times do not call for small answers or easy solutions but rather comprehensive solutions and bold actions.

The President needs to clearly express that he understands that the people want and need for our leaders to spend our money like it is their own which means we cannot be wasteful nor ignore responsibility to make the proper investments into the society.
He must make it clear that he is serious about working on the behalf of the people not big money.

Mr. Obama needs to more than anything explain that business as usual is not an option and that from this point there will be a clean break with the past from the failed ideology that brought us to this crux to working back room deals with powerful special interests, to the amoral triangulation of setting policy and adopting principles with the tracking of the polls.

He needs to call out Republicans and Democrats alike for catering to big business and special interests over the needs of the people and the longterm prospects of the nation.
He can take that time to explain how money in the electoral system hurts us all and undermines the system and then what a danger the recent Supreme Court verdict poses to the foundations of democracy in our nation.

It is not time to put on an act of the enraged populist or that of a man of the system. He must recapture his status as an agent of change and turn the page on the last generation of counter-productive ideology and warmed over failed ideas.

A shtick and some triangulation might pick up a few votes (or maybe not) but they will not repair, update, or replace antiquated or broken systems. The people know the truth, he need but to be the first big stage leader to admit what everyone already knows and provide all hands on deck solutions. He has to be clear that he did not come to DC to tinker but to reform and that he needs all of our help to move the country forward.

[Vincardog]

1. How about this. He needs to call for Congress to put on his desk by Feb. 1'st a bill

that outlaws Black Box Voting.

He needs to call for Congress to put on his desk by Feb. 2'nd
a bill that guarantees PUBLIC financing of all elections.

He needs to call for Congress to put on his desk by Feb. 3'rd
a bill that puts Americans to work designing and building a Green energy powered train and trolley system that enables every American to get to and from work/shopping without needing a car.

He needs to call for Congress to put on his desk by Feb. 4'th
a bill expanding Medicare to cover everyone and permit the Government to negotiate with the DRUG and Medical companies for the best price and service for the American people.


Pay for it all by cutting the Defense budget and 'Black budget'.

[TheKentuckian]

9. Those are big, bold, and in a hurry ideas but I think

he needs to be focused on the real stories of how we got here, where we are, and how to move forward. I think your points are each a part of real comprehensive ways forward but without the why's they will fall on deaf ears.

He needs to kind of combine the adult tone and thoughtfulness of the speech on race and combine it with the truth to power and people of his nomination acceptance speech that got drowned out by the Palin noise.

We're too caught up in the gamesmanship and politicking and not enough on why we are here in in this moment.

[Vincardog]

10. He will speak eloquently. I am proposing he take ACTON.

[Peacetrain]

2. My suggestion.. people clean out their ears and listen to what he says..

not what they "think" he might say..

[Armstead]

5. The OP merely stated what he wanted to hear ..Nuthing wrong with that

[TheKentuckian]

11. I made no assertion he'd say any or even a part, like I said "My Suggestion"

I'll be listening with an open mind but I think a big ole dose of truth is the best medicine. I'll take even that which I don't want to hear but no bullshit please.

[stray cat]

3. It could be the truth and you would probably call it a lie anyway if it wasn't what you believed

[TheKentuckian]

12. What makes you say that? I'm capable of changing my mind as well as taking correction

Do you disagree with what I posted as a part of my perception of reality or just lashing out?

[Armstead]

4. That would be great -- he could be the first Prez in decades to tackle the roots of the problem

I think it would also give him a political boost to tell the truth, beyond the usual Dem vs. Rep stuff.

people would be amazed to hear a real three-dimensional approach.

Kinda like he did in his speech on racism during the campaign.

Buty I expect to hear more centrist pap.

[Froward69]

6. Kick against the unrecers...

[glitch]

7. Here's another K & R nt

[emilyg]

8. k/r

[Armstead]

13. clikety kick