• Events outside US control hurt the economy
  • Debt ceiling was a debacle, self-inflicted
  • calls for extending payroll tax cut
  • calls for tax credit for hiring veterans
  • Cutting deficits requires “shared sacrifice” (You sacrifice, I’ll take your share…)

Pretty rich of Obama to chide the “political culture” for failing to make tough choices…He loves the word “I”, except when doling out blame…