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POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM
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President Obama displayed a renewed sense of vigor and determination in his State of the Union
address Tuesday night, telling Congress that with or without them he was going to take action to
improve the economy. As Aaron Blake reported: President ...
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POSTED BY EIZ ON THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY, 2012, 7:14 AM
President Obama’s most memorable line
in Tuesday’s State of the Union address
came when he uttered these three words:
“America is back.”
The swagger which Obama rode into
office with was back in his address
Tuesday. The president, emboldened by
some positive jobs numbers and an
improving (if still not good) personal
approval rating, sounded every bit the part
of a president with political capital to
spend.
On the country: “America is back. Anyone who tells you otherwise, anyone who tells you that
America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”
The fact is, if things get worse than they are now, Republicans have video of Obama hailing the
return of the country a scant nine months before the election.
Seeking to build off the momentum of his address, the President is embarking on a tour of critical
swing states to bring his economic message to the fore of his reelection message. As David
Nakamura explained:
President Obama got to work selling his State of the Union economic proposals to the public
Wednesday, launching a five-state tour that opened with a push in the American heartland to lure
manufacturing jobs back from overseas.
Making a first stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Obama told workers at the Conveyor Engineering &
Manufacturing company that American productivity is rising, and he called on Congress to
eliminate tax loopholes that encourage companies to send jobs and profits abroad.
“We are as competitive as we’ve ever been,” said Obama, who was due later to appear at a
microprocessor manufacturing and engineering company in Phoenix. “And for a lot of these
companies, it’s starting to make a lot of sense to bring jobs back home. We must seize the
opportunity to help these companies succeed.”
During his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, Obama said his “blueprint” for a stronger