Amid sure-to-be rancorous fiscal fights, Obama to deliver State of the Union
House Speaker John Boehner today formally invited President Obama to deliver the State of the Union address on February 12.
"Our nation continues to face immense challenges, and the American people expect us to work together in the new year to find meaningful solutions," Boehner wrote in a letter to the president. "This will require a willingness to seek common ground as well as presidential leadership. For that reason, the Congress and the Nation would welcome an opportunity to hear your plan and specific solutions for addressing America's great challenges."
The speech, delivered before a joint session of Congress, will come at a contentious time for lawmakers: The Treasury is expected to hit the $16.4 trillion debt limit sometime between mid-February and March, while Congress will have to address the steep "sequestration" spending cuts set to go into effect on March 1.
Mr. Obama's Feb. 12 speech will be his fourth State of the Union. His first speech before a joint session of Congress, in 2009, was not formally considered a State of the Union address since he had just taken office.
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1. Any mention of our national debt ($16.4 Trillion)
2. How minimal the tax increase on the richest 1.5% impacted the overall deficit (in fact he spent more than he brough in)
3. Talk about our projected $1 Trillion deficit for the current fiscal year
4. Any acceptance that his lack of leadership has contributed to the failures of Congress
What we WILL hear:
1. How he saved the country and anything that didn't work is everyone else's fault
You can expect a VERY frosty response in the Congress, Mr. President.
Anybody who breathes at least once every four minutes already knows we are on the path to the destruction/socialism.!!!
I have an idea. I say Obama should sequester the house and senate from lobbyists. Lets put the house into session and post navy seals and marine scouts at the enterances.
Nobody is allowed in or out until they pass a budget! If they fail to reach an agreement after 12 hours, Obama gets to come in and fire 10% of them for lack of performance. If they fail to reach agreement after another 12 hours, 10% more of the starting total loses their jobs.
Its time these overpaid pampered lawmakers understand what it is like in the private sector when you cannot complete your job on time!