In his final State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama handled things a lot differently.
In his final State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama handled things a lot differently. Instead of laying out a laundry list of unachievable policies and promises, President Obama used his final address to Congress to speak to America's challenges and opportunities for today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. In his speech he made it clear that if we work together now, we'll keep building a future even more remarkable than our past.
Last night, Obama had the impossible job of trying to bring together a nation that has been torn part by high flying rhetoric, misguided presidential hopefuls, and the emergence of a new era of bigotry and hate. But with a cool, calm, and collected tone, this president delivered once again.
With income inequality at an all-time high and racial harmony at an all time low, the President's speech was one crafted and delivered to bring the nation together. And let's be real, even though we have a divided and gridlocked government there are areas where Republicans and Democrats can work together. The President highlighted a couple of those areas in the first two minutes of the speech." I hope we can work together this year on bipartisan priorities like criminal justice reform, and helping people who are battling prescription drug abuse. We just might surprise the cynics again," he said.