Obama's State of the Union Address Holds Many Promises

In Obama's state of the union address, he made a lot of promises. A lot of what he said was very encouraging, and if he follows through this time, I believe there is a lot of hope for this nation.

Obama was really stressing the importance of creating jobs, and at the same time creating some sort of legislation to slow our negative impact on the environment. He suggested something that I think is a wonderful idea, giving tax cuts to those who use energy efficient products in their homes.

Obama also seemed really big on helping out the little businesses.

"I'm proposing that we take $30 billion of the money Wall Street banks have repaid and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit they need to stay afloat. I am also proposing a new small business tax credit -- one that will go to over one million small businesses who hire new workers or raise wages. While we're at it, let's also eliminate all capital gains taxes on small business investment; and provide a tax incentive for all businesses, large and small, to invest in new plants and equipment."

That sounds like a good idea to me. Helping the little guy is what we need to get disposable income into the hands of everyday people who've been really struggling.

Obama announced that a high speed railroad is going to go into construction in Florida, something other countries did years ago. And speaking of other countries, Obama is going to find a way to increase our exports and give more money to businesses located in the United States.

Witty as usual, Obama says:

"By now it should be fairly obvious that I didn't take on health care because it was good politics"

Obama was urging congress to get some type of health care reform passed, and saying he'd send it back if it wasn't good.

And lastly, Obama once again said he was going to end "don't ask, don't tell".

Personally I like the close-ups of the military generals at the end of that clip.

There are a lot more things that Obama promised, but let's see how much he can really get done. I'm ready for change.