I confess I didn't hear it but did give a very quick read, not a very studied considerate deliberate read.
All I saw was quickly forgotten mediocre blather.
I must admit, the man has a serious table full of the most amazing problems just about any President has ever faced.
I wish him well, of course, but until he shows me that he can implement good policies, I doubt that he can handle the challenges.
The direction of the US is not ultimately set by the Prez but by the people.
A good speech would have put the people on the carpet, chastised them for greed, failure to save, lazyness, obesity, a stupid sense of entitlement, etc. I would have cracked the whip a bit more than he seemingly did. A 'get off your fat ass and solve as many of your own problems as you can, bucko, for the problems we face cannot all be solved by Uncle Sugar' kind of speech. In other words, a feisty, cranky, pointed wake up call to America instead of the mollycoddling I think I sensed. |
