What did you think of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address? Tell us in the comments!
President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday night. What did you think of the address? Tell us in the comments!
'The time for rhetoric is no longer, it is time to act.'
After suggesting he would be a no-show, Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) made it to the State of the Union address, but seemed to find what he expected from President Barack Obama's speech. "The president gave an incredibly similar speech this year," Scott said in comments released following the address. "Unfortunately rhetoric only lasts so long without action. Twenty-seven bi-partisan House bills wait in the Senate collecting dust." Scott was also critical of the president's rejection of the Keystone Pipeline and new federal initiatives. Obama proposed increased tax assistance for homeowners and a job-training focus for community colleges and the unemployed. "America is about lifting every single one of us up, creating equal opportunities for …
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1:13 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Canadians state that they want to sell their oil to countried other than the US. They also talk about how they don't really want to run a pipeline across their land to their ports due to environmental concerns. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/13/pol-oliver-pipeline-oil-exports.html Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says a big priority for his government is finding new places… more ›
Office said earlier he would be watching with his brother.
Updated, 10:45 p.m.: According to a statement released by Rep. Tim Scott's office, he attended Tuesday night's State of the Union address in what appears to have been a last-minute decision. Scott's office told Patch that he planned to watch the speech with is brother, stationed in Alexandria, Va., but that his absense was not in protest. We were told late Tuesday night that Scott had dinner with his brother and was able to make it to the president's address. Spokesman Sean Smith said he didn't know when the congressman made the decision to attend. Original Reporting: Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will not be attending the president's State of the Union address. According to his office, the congressman plans to watch the speech with his brother…
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1:52 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Another year of he says, I say. There will never be any meaningful dialog between political factions made up of career politicians because they do not care one iota about the people they 'serve'. They care about keeping their jobs, about power, and fame. Mostly they care about MONEY. One thing Obama said that I thoroughly agree with is "it's time to change the way things are done in Washington.” … more ›
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1:46 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
It's unanimous. The Westminster Dog Show got the nod. Enough said more ›