Hey guys, what's going on? Well, I hope everyone had a good Labor day weekend. I did, but my computer broke so I'm a little late on my posting (its all good though). Well, today I was reading an article on CNN and it was about the economy and Obama's speech in Milwaukee. In his Labor day speech he talked about the economy and what he plans to do with it. One of the things I thought was very interesting was that he (like usual) focused a lot on the middle class. He mentioned that in order to fix this economy we have to build a stronger middle class and create more jobs. He also mentioned a new infrastructure plan to boost the economy, by rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail, and 150 miles of airport runways.
This new infrastructure package would be great if congress would pass it, but it is very unlikely. Sources also say that even if it did pass, new jobs would not be created until at least 2011. President Obama though has been criticized lately for promising too much. In many reviews and articles that I have read about his speech, analyst are saying that he is just trying to get bonus points for the up coming elections. As I watched President Obama's speech, I thought he was very sincere and very blunt. He even joked (not really) about congress saying that all the republican congress men say is "no". I thought these remarks were very risky, but made the speech so much more raw and I thought people could relate to that more. He even made remarks towards what he said the man who thinks he is going to be the next speaker. I thought these were really good parts about the speech.
As far as our economy goes, I think Obama's ideas are great. I think that his plans to strengthen this economy and to create new jobs are brilliant. In a perfect world I think that if these plans were to be executed, we would be able to dig ourselves out of this recession. BUT we all know we do not live in a perfect world, and that things NEVER go according to plan. Sometimes it frustrates me when people say that he is getting distracted with issues like health care, immigration, and the Iraq war. They say that he tends to stray of task and not focus so much on the economy, and that he could be doing more. Well, I think that he is doing enough, that he is providing ideas, that he truly wants to fix the economy and not just his approval or the seats of the democrats in the upcoming elections. But he can not do it alone. He needs the help of congress, and like he said they always turn down everything he proposes. Kobe Bryant could not win back to back championships alone, he needed help, he needed his teammates. And I guess you can think of congress as Obama's teammates, but there being stingy and not wanting to help him out.
Overall, I thought It was a very good speech and that everything he said was very inspirational. No doubt that every time Obama speaks he gives us hope that our country will strengthen. But his promises and his hope and his ideas can become reality if he were to get more help out of congress, but we know that's no easy task. Well, I'm out guys thanks for reading and comment if you'd like I'd really appreciate it.
-HR
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