Posted by
Roxanna M. on Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:16:46 PM
The following are excerpts from the State of the Union speech:
"It's no secret that those of us here tonight have had our differences over the last two years. The debates have been contentious; we have fought fiercely for our beliefs. And that's a good thing. That's what a robust democracy demands. That's what helps set us apart as a nation."
". . . Tucson reminded us that no matter who we are or where we come from, each of us is a part of something greater - something more consequential than party or political preference."
"What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow. I believe we can. I believe we must. That's what the people who sent us here expect of us."
"We will move forward together, or not at all."
"That's the project the American people want us to work on. Together."
". . . I urge Democrats and Republicans to work together to make it happen."
"I am prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats."
" . . . I'm asking Democrats and Republicans to simplify the system."
" . . . about the new health care law. So let me be the first to say that anything can be improved. If you have ideas about how to improve this law by making care better or more affordable, I am eager to work with you."
". . . I'm willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs, including one that Republicans suggested last year . . ."
". . . we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen Social Security for future generations."
" . . . members of both parties have expressed interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them."
"Now is the time for both sides and both houses of Congress - Democrats and Republicans - to forge a principled compromise that gets the job done."
"Tonight, let us speak with one voice . . ."
"It is time to leave behind the divisive battles of the past. It is time to move forward as one nation."
For two long, excruciating years two words summed up what happened in Washington, D.C.: "I won." With those two words, Obama and the democrats treated Republicans like something to be scraped off their shoes. They were ignored. On one occasion, they were even shut out of the discussions. Obama's intent was to get his agenda enacted. Republicans and We the People be damned.
Now he wants to get along? Now he wants to work together? If he and his party hadn't gotten "shellacked" in November, would any of these words have been in the speech? No bloody likely.
Let's see how much he works with Republicans . . . how much he listens to them . . . how many of their ideas he incorporates . . . and how often he bypasses congress with executive orders and/or edicts from his czars.