
3/21/09: Your Weekly Address
2 years ago
The President reflects on lessons from his time spent outside Washington this week, which only reinforced the four core principles in his budget. (this video is public domain)
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There are times when it is wise to address the oppositions claims head on, before it spins out of control. The "who knew what when" head hunters are afoot about this AIG bonus. Please set the country straight on this matter once and for all. It is a pathetic distraction to the great things you are about to achieve.
While wind power is a worthy direction of investment, renewable energy resources alone not going to make us less dependent on foreign fuels for personal vehicles. For decades, the cries of many citizens for better, cheaper, cleaner mass transit and high speed rail have fallen on deaf ears. Mr. President, please acknowledge the fact that our nation's mobility is the biggest threat to national security, as it encompasses the greatest need for foreign fuels. Stop selling the energy issues short and make explicit your support for better transit - because cars, no matter what fuel they use, are hardly optimal for a majority of the nation, who live in major (sub)urban areas.
I challenge you and anyone else reading this to decry the actions of public officials who stand in the way or waver about investments in mass transit, because no one deserves to sit in traffic, sit on platforms for trains that will never come, pay exorbitant amounts for fuel, or spill blood overseas for the mobility of our nation.