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TBF Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 02:24 PM
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68. OK, I found it -
At least the actual speech that was written up: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-of-President-Barack-Obama-Address-to-Joint-Session-of-Congress/

Assuming that he delivered it as printed here... and these are very cursory remarks after only reading it through once:

Good stuff: tax cuts to 95% of the country making under 250K, end tax breaks to top 2% of country, made comments to the effect that all Americans should have health care, comments on renewable energy, commitment to unemployment insurance, end tax breaks for corporation sending jobs overseas

Bad stuff: didn't see a commitment to public schools - specifically mentioned charter schools, "tax-free universal savings accounts for all Americans"(that sounds like privatization of social security to me), "new and comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan" (sounds like more war to me), "swift and certain justice for captured terrorists" (that one really scares me - exactly what are they going to do to them??)

I'd be interested in hearing what you all think as well.
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