President Obama put Republicans in something of a box last night. He oozed optimism, telling Americans in the last moments of his speech that, “From the earliest days of our founding, America has been the story of ordinary people who dare to dream. That’s how we win the future.” http://abcn.ws/ffIYcE On the other hand, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., who gave the Republican response and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., who delivered what was billed as the Tea Party rebuttal, both focused on the negative -- crushing deficit, the debt crisis, the ballooning size of government.
“No economy can sustain such high levels of debt and taxation. The next generation will inherit a stagnant economy and a diminished country,” Ryan said, minutes after Obama concluded his remarks in the House of Representatives. “Frankly, it’s one of my greatest concerns as a parent -- and I know many of you feel the same way.” http://bit.ly/g9oLNc
While Congress doesn’t need to sell “hope” and “optimism” the next president does. Obama knows that.
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