Tonight Barack Obama will give his version of a State of the Union type address to a joint session of congress. In general, new presidents just weeks into their first term do not give an SOU, but Mr. Obama wants to use his surging popularity to confront a whole host of issues on his first term agenda.
In the wake of a new report citing the rising cost of healthcare, the 44th president plans to lay out his vision tonight for fixing the broken system. He also will look to address criticism of his housing plan, after just last week WH spokesman Gibbs launched a publicity offensive against CNBC's Rick Santelli for his condemnation of the Obama mortgage plan.
Previewing the speech on cable news this morning, Senior Adviser David Axelrod said the president will walk a fine line between gloomy realism and the hope of a better future for America.
There are two missions here,” David Axelrod said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “He still believes deeply in the ultimate success of this country. But it’s important that people know where we are today and how we get out of the situation we’re in.”
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