Powerful words and Great Delivery by Dr. T
There is no doubt that President Obama is an eloquent and powerful speaker. I watched his speech and though I am no fan, I'm also not a fool...the man can deliver an exceptional speech. In fact this speech was more powerful, in my opinion, than his "inaugural speech".
When I say that I am no fan, it is not because I dislike the President personally, it is that I dislike his ideology. In this evening's speech he touched on all the problems we face: economics, education, health care and energy. He spoke of how his economic recovery plan, along with his budget proposal, would address and correct these deficiencies. He spoke of foreclosure relief, relief for the high cost of college tuition, the need for renewable energy. He talked about not abandoning our automobile industry, about creating 3.5 million jobs, about incentives for teachers. It seemed as though there was a solution for everything that ails us. The problem I have is that the so-called solutions were not explained. The President didn't disclose how all this would be accomplished. What are the specifics in either the 729 billion dollar recovery plan that is now law, or the proposed budget that will put us back on track? The President talked about the need to cut the deficit and he promised to do so by half by the end of his first term. I'm no economist, but with the enormous spending bill he just passed I don't see how this is remotely possible.
This evening I was impressed with President Obama's words, he spoke a lot about restoring America. But in the end, actions speak louder than words, it will be interesting to see if he delivers.
When I say that I am no fan, it is not because I dislike the President personally, it is that I dislike his ideology. In this evening's speech he touched on all the problems we face: economics, education, health care and energy. He spoke of how his economic recovery plan, along with his budget proposal, would address and correct these deficiencies. He spoke of foreclosure relief, relief for the high cost of college tuition, the need for renewable energy. He talked about not abandoning our automobile industry, about creating 3.5 million jobs, about incentives for teachers. It seemed as though there was a solution for everything that ails us. The problem I have is that the so-called solutions were not explained. The President didn't disclose how all this would be accomplished. What are the specifics in either the 729 billion dollar recovery plan that is now law, or the proposed budget that will put us back on track? The President talked about the need to cut the deficit and he promised to do so by half by the end of his first term. I'm no economist, but with the enormous spending bill he just passed I don't see how this is remotely possible.
This evening I was impressed with President Obama's words, he spoke a lot about restoring America. But in the end, actions speak louder than words, it will be interesting to see if he delivers.
posted by Dr. T at 2/24/2009 10:17:00 PM
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