sate of the union

Tonight President Barack Obama gave his state of the union address. I felt that this speech was encouraging to the public because it reminded them that there is always room for improvement. He reminded us that in America’s history there have been dark times, but somehow we have managed to survive as a country, and even prosper. Obama said that “And despite all our divisions and disagreements; our hesitations and our fears; America prevailed because we chose to move forward as one nation, and one people.” Although times may be hard now, we have to remind ourselves that there is always tomorrow to improve our situation, and if America works together to solve our problems, we will succeed again.
In his speech Obama focuses on jobs. He says that although his Recovery Act was not popular it has saved many jobs. He also talks about how the economy is coming back, and how this is allowing people to start small businesses. Obama strongly supports small businesses because this will rebuild the work force in America. The more business that are being created, the more employees that are going to be hired; this means that there will be more work fore more people. Obama also wants people to work in building infrastructures. By building more or better things, you are giving work to those who have none, and you are improving the lives of those that live in the community. Overall I feel that this speech gave our country hope, and reassurance that our president is doing everything that he can to help the people of America.
here is a link to the text of his speach : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/us/politics/28obama.text.html?pagewanted=3