Last night I sat and watched President Obama make his speech to congress to layout his plan for the bailout and I must say that I am very happy with the way he handled his response. President Obama spoke with a confidence that we need to hear in the mist of the crisis we now face. I must say with him only having five weeks under his belt he is making things happen. He’s making us understand that in spite of everything that has happened inthe past change will come but not overnight.
Put it in this perspective if your identity was stolen and you now have millions of dollars worth of debt. How long would it take you to come up with a solution and get this off of your credit? President Obama is in this same predicament, he inherited trillions of dollars worth of debt from a past presidency. He is tackling the situation on multiple fronts. He is not thinking short term. In case you missed the speech part of it is below:
I have come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who sent us here.
I know that for many Americans watching right now, the state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others. And rightly so. If you haven’t been personally affected by this recession, you probably know someone who has — a friend; a neighbor; a member of your family. You don’t need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy is in crisis, because you live it every day. It’s the worry you wake up with and the source of sleepless nights. It’s the job you thought you’d retire from but now have lost; the business you built your dreams upon that’s now hanging by a thread; the college acceptance letter your child had to put back in the envelope. The impact of this recession is real, and it is everywhere.
But while our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken, though we are living through difficult and uncertain times, tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.
The weight of this crisis will not determine the destiny of this nation. The answers to our problems don’t lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and our universities; in our fields and our factories; in the imaginations of our entrepreneurs and the pride of the hardest-working people on Earth. Those qualities that have made America the greatest force of progress and prosperity in human history we still possess in ample measure. What is required now is for this country to pull together, confront boldly the challenges we face, and take responsibility for our future once more.
Stacey Derbinshire
Comment on February 25, 2009 at 10:00 am
I’ve been reading along for a while now. I just wanted to drop you a comment to say keep up the good work.
gregory
Comment on February 25, 2009 at 5:08 pm
this was an excellent speech on behalf of the president, I am very proud of the way he executed the response, good for him