You may have watched the State of the Union last night and thought, just as I did, that President Obama puts much too much faith in the federal government, and not nearly enough in the American people.
I agree with the President that the state of our union is strong, but it's not because of anything he has done.
We are strong because of hard working Americans who make us that way.
We are strong because of the resilience of those who are still looking for work and trying to provide for their family.
We are strong because of the men and women who wear the uniform and fight for our freedom.
And we are strong in spite of the Obama Administration's heavy-handed policies, not because of them.
President Obama's speech last night glossed over the failures of his administration: failure to improve the economy, failure in the implementation of his signature achievement ObamaCare, failure to address our national security challenges, and failure to negotiate.
Just last week, President Obama said "I've got a pen and I've got a phone -- and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward..." And he spoke yet again last night of his intention to ram through his agenda by Executive Order instead of working with Congress to find common ground and pass legislation the way the Constitution intended it.
We've also heard time and again from the media that this is a do-nothing Congress, but we can't ignore our do-nothing President, in part because of the atmosphere he has created that makes it impossible to get anything done.
If President Obama really wants to help hardworking American families achieve good-paying, stable jobs and live the American dream, he would stop pushing an agenda that hurts small businesses, increases healthcare costs and is overwhelmingly anti-family. We must put in place an economic plan that revives our domestic manufacturing and energy potential, rolls back job-killing regulations and forces the federal government to shrink.
Finally, I will say that on one point, the President is right: Americans want to believe in opportunity for all. But that can only be achieved if this President and this Congress begin to lift up hardworking families, protect our national security interests through a consistent foreign policy and ensure prosperity for this and future generations by building economic freedom.
Thanks for fighting for freedom,
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