Capitol Edge: State of the Union, Sanctions on Iran

How President Obama’s final address compares to others he’s given in years past. “This isn’t a matter of political correctness”, he added.

The only mention of technology in the State of the Union came in the context of how technology can “work for us, and not against us” in response to the challenge of climate change and bolstering the USA economy.

-The president called out Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country, saying that such a policy would pose a greater threat to our national identity than the efforts of any terrorist group. “So is all the rhetoric you hear about our enemies getting stronger and America getting weaker”.

Obama also told the crowd – estimated by a fire marshal at 11,000 – that “we are far and away the strongest nation on the planet” and that it was unusual that some in the State of the Union audience last night didn’t applaud when he asserted the claim. “Period. Period. It’s not even close”.

The President said he’d like Congress’ help in closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but Republicans have made clear that is unlikely to happen.

The president seemed to referencing the instances in which Cruz has said that if elected presidenet, he would “carpet bomb” ISIS. That’s the story ISIL wants to tell; that’s the kind of propaganda they use to recruit.

“We just need to call them what they are?_?killers and fanatics who have to be rooted out, hunted down and destroyed”.

“The President gives lip service to “We the People” yet has rejected the entire idea of ‘government of the people, by the people, and for the people.’ He has issued endless executive orders, ignoring longstanding principles of separation of powers and constitutional limits on his own power. We can all clap about that”, he said. Assigned Vice President Joe Biden to lead a new push to fight cancer, building on a large increase in federal financing for the National Institutes of Health.

While at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, the DC rapper made history as the first rapper to open up a State of the Union Address.

“I’m going to try to make it a little shorter”, he said.

Two presidential candidates – Senators Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Bernie Sanders – attended the president’s State of the Union address.

Overall the president’s last speech was one that I will remember into this presidential election season.

The White House notes that unemployment in the pair of Republican-leaning states has fallen significantly since Obama took office.