Six Things Obama Probably Won't Say Tonight

Six Things President Obama Has Mentioned In Previous State Of The Union Speeches That He Probably Won’t Repeat Tonight

A Reference To This Pledge2009 SPEECH: “Yesterday, I held a fiscal summit where I pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term in office.” (President Obama, Remarks To Joint Session Of Congress, 2/24/09)

Because…The FY2011 deficit is $1.299 Trillion, the second highest in U.S. History. (Congressional Budget Office, 11/7/11)

Faux Outrage Over Campaign Politics
2010 SPEECH: “…what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is Election Day.” (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/27/10)

2009 SPEECH: “I also know that in a time of crisis, we cannot afford to govern out of anger, or yield to the politics of the moment.” (President Obama, Remarks To Joint Session Of Congress, 2/24/09)

Because…“Obama Speech Seeks to Frame Election.” (“Obama Speech Seeks To Frame Election,” The Wall Street Journal, 1/24/12)

·    “…nearly every aspect of daily life in his West Wing is influenced by a campaign mentality…” (“Obama's Big Campaign Speech: SOTU,” Politico, 1/23/12)

Praise For Solyndra2010 SPEECH: “You can see the results of last year's investments in clean energy… in the California business that will put a thousand people to work making solar panels.” (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/27/10)

Because…“Even with the federal help, Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection… and laid off its 1,100 employees.”(“Obama Admin Reworked Solyndra Loan To Favor Donor,” The Associated Press, 9/16/11)

·    “Solyndra was the first company to be awarded a federal loan guarantee under the stimulus, worth $535 million. Taxpayers are likely to end up on the hook for much if not all of that amount, a highly embarrassing development for President Obama because he was among the company's biggest cheerleaders.” (Editorial, “Solyndra And The Stimulus,” The Los Angeles Times, 9/2/11)

Deference To His Fiscal Commission<2010 SPEECH: “…the cost of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will continue to skyrocket. That's why I've called for a bipartisan fiscal commission… This can't be one of those Washington gimmicks that lets us pretend we solved a problem.”  (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/27/10)

Because…President Obama’s “budget all but ignored the recommendations of Mr. Obama's bipartisan debt commission…” (“GOP Denounces Absence Of Entitlements Overhaul,” The Wall Street Journal, 2/15/11)

Promises To Close Guantanamo2009 SPEECH: “That is why I have ordered the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay…” (President Obama, Remarks To Joint Session Of Congress, 2/24/09)

Because…“…strong bipartisan opposition in Congress.” (“Official: Closing Gitmo Prison Can Be Done By Jan.,” The Associated Press, 8/9/09)

This Is Our Sputnik Moment2011 SPEECH:“This is our generation’s Sputnik moment. Two years ago, I said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven’t seen since the height of the Space Race.” (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/25/11)

Because…“Obama Bids Farewell to Space Shuttle as Florida to Lose Thousands of Jobs” (“Obama Bids Farewell To Space Shuttle As Florida To Lose Thousands Of Jobs,” Bloomberg, 4/29/11)

·    “Is Obama grounding JFK’s space legacy? …the voyage is over. John F. Kennedy would have been sorely disappointed.” (Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, And Gene Cernan , “Is Obama Grounding JFK's Space Legacy?,” USA Today, 5/24/2011)

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