State of the Union: How Obama’s Speech Muddied the Budget Debate
He pretended to talk tough on the budget shortfall, but President Obama’s State of the Union speech was really an artful dodge of real solutions, writes Robert J. Samuelson. Plus, more Daily Beast contributors weigh in on the speech.
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress while delivering his State of the Union speech January 25, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)