Obama’s speech and where he is right (wing)

I must say Obama’s speech has some things in it that are, quite frankly, right out of a Republican speech.

Let’s list some

The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act – not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth.We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost.We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age

He’s absolutely right about health care and schools. His energy ideas of cars running on the sun are a bit naive, but I’ll take 2 outta 3 from a Democrat any day.

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works – whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward.Where the answer is no, programs will end.

A Democrat ending a government program? We’ll see. No one cheered that line in the crowd, even though he paused at the end for the absent cheer.

for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

Agreed, but I hope he plans to fight with more than spirit. But if Republicans stop and think for a moment, A good deal of what Obama talked about, the left attacked Ronald Reagan for proposing 28 years ago.

If this is the real Obama, the Democratic Party will have shifted very hard to the right in those 28 years. Eisenhower built the interstate highway system. Nixon was the kind of internationalist that Obama referenced. And his demand for government effectiveness is right out of Newt Gingrich’s revolution of 1994.

This is going to be one interesting 100 days. But when Obama wants to sing from a Republican songbook, I’m ready to yell “encore.”

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Brian Kirwin

The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.