Reply #2: So I watched the speech, begrudgingly. Wasn't his greatest.

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He had some good lines in it, and I think it's important for him to keep reminding people of exactly who is responsible for putting us where we are.

But it was filled with half-truths and misdirection. Obama has a serious credibility issue now.

It was sad watching him talk about the health care bill and the Social Security cuts he's going to make (which, of course, he didn't dwell on or get all that specific about). It's funny when he "takes a stand" on Social Security by saying that no way, no how are we going to privatize it!

Sweet, though no one except for him is talking about that.

For that matter, I'm not quite sure why we're talking about cutting Social Security benefits and raising the retirement age, either, since there's no need for it and it'll only hurt the middle class and our economy. Seems to me he brought that one up, too. Maybe it's part of one of the brilliant backroom deals he is always making.

On the other hand, I'm glad he's at least saying (who knows if he'll actually do it) that he wants to put some money into infrastructure- you know, something useful- instead of inherently destructive things only made to blow other things up. It's not just important for us to spend money in our economy. We also have to get something worthwhile out of the spending on the other end.