Joel Pollak Repub candidate Il 9th blasts Obamas address

Dear Friends,


President Obama's first State of the Union address last night was highly partisan and deeply disappointing.

The President offered few new ideas to deal with the problems our nation is facing. His economic proposals were based on old, big-government policies that have made our jobs crisis worse over the past year and created a huge deficit.

He spent much of his time attacking his opponents--not just the Republicans, but also the media, the Senate, and even the Supreme Court.

I was shocked when President Obama mocked the Supreme Court in front of a stunned nation and a cheering Democrat majority. At best, it was rude. At worst, it was an attempt to intimidate the judiciary. Either way, it was inappropriate.

Disagreeing with a Court decision is one thing. Ridiculing the Justices in their presence--when they have done the President the courtesy of attending his speech--is another.

President Obama also crossed the line when he vowed to go around the Senate by issuing an executive order to create a budget commission that the Senate had rejected.

Our Constitution provides for the separation of powers so that no branch of government can dominate the others. President Obama undermined that principle last night.

Finally, I was disappointed that President Obama did not say enough about the sacrifices our troops are making, and the victory they have won in Iraq.

I am confident in the state of our Union--not because our President is strong, but because the American people are strong. We must make our voices heard, and use this year to campaign for new ideas and new leadership.