State of The Union Analysis

The president stressed many themes. The major themes were jobs and education. The President stressed jobs the most and managed to bring almost every subject in his speech back to jobs. When he spoke of technology and advancement in education, another key part of his speech, he said he wanted an America that attracts others with the promise of good, well-paying jobs. He talked about jobs leaving America shores and taxing those that outsource their jobs.

For education, he plans to raise the drop-out age to 18. For schools that can't keep their costs from rising, they will receive less taxpayer dollars. He would like to increase work-study programs. We have been falling behind other countries and math and technology and even though jobs have increased, there is still a large unemployed population.

He stressed many key points. Many thought it sounded too much like a reelection speech, not a State of the Union address.