Jim Messina
On Tuesday night, President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address, laying out a blueprint for an America that’s built to last—where everyone gets a fair shake and does their fair share.
What’s at stake between now and November couldn’t be clearer. We’re fighting for a future that rewards hard work and responsibility, not recklessness, and where everyone has an opportunity to get ahead if they try.
If those are the kind of values you want to see in this country, too, add your name to say you’re standing with the President today.
- Jim Messina, Campaign Manager at Obama for America
In a nutshell, last night’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama took up the populist banner and told Republicans “Game on!” For months we’ve endured the Republican primary, as would-be GOP contenders talk trash (much of it untrue) about the Obama administration, so it’s nice to hear a rational response.
He’s been a little busy, but now that we’re officially in an election year, we can expect to see a little more of the “Campaigner-in-Chief”. In his speech, Obama took on the deadbeat Congress with a consistent refrain: put a bill on my desk, and I will sign it. He also addressed his proposed “Buffett Rule” which would require millionaires to pay at least 30% in taxes. “Now, you can call this class warfare all you want,” the president said. “But asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense.”
Whether the Republicans nominate Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney, they already know they face a formidable opponent. Try as they may to paint him as out of touch, Obama’s message is much more in tune with the sentiments of the American public. People intrinsically understand that in a fair America, people like Romney would pay taxes at a higher rate than 15%. Americans understand that failed conservative policies helped get us into this mess, and it will take a real progressive leader like Barack Obama to set us back on track.
