On Furrowed Brow; Obama delivers his Jobs Plan

Hopes sprung eternal last night as I watched President Obama address congress and the nation.  I have to agree with some of the pundits who said that the speech mainly covered some of the same ideas that he and others had proposed before but the main difference, he meant every word.

How do I know, replay the speech and look for the sign, the sign of a furrowed brow.  When you see this sign, it should let you and all those who read this know that he was not kidding.  The first few years, Washington had an opportunity to work with him and if they did, all of them would have flourished.  After seeing some willing to drive this country off the side of a mountain instead of showing him the slightest sign of respect, he has made a decision.  I am still willing to work with you but at my pace and not yours.  I’ll give you what I want you to have and your only win will come at my discretion.   President Obama put on full display why he is so hated by those who refuse to acknowledge his right to even exist.  He is displeasing to some because of his ability to say the words the majority of Americans are thinking.  He is displeasing to some because his points are both rational and reasonable but the main reason he is displeasing to some is because they can not uncover any false deeds in his past and there are those who think that they are smarter and better than he is but could not get into Harvard Law School or become head of the Harvard Law Review.

I was also happy to see that a suggestion made long ago when he was first inaugurated of making his policies into law form as he has with this American Jobs Bill instead of just putting ideas on paper and sending it to congress.  By putting it in that form, it removes all doubts of where he stands or wishes to take this country.  Of the many parts of his speech that I thought were motivating, the most motivating part was when he made clear that even though congress and his opposition wishes to draw out this dismal economic situation for another 14 months, those Americans struggling do not have the luxury of waiting 14 months.  In other words, do what you were hired to do or get the heck out of the way.  It’s their choice now but it will be our come the 2012 election.