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mongol: the rise of genghis khan (sergei bodrov, 2007)

a plan big enough

President-elect Obama's weekly address:

I have already directed my economic team to come up with an Economic Recovery Plan that will mean 2.5 million more jobs by January of 2011 – a plan big enough to meet the challenges we face that I intend to sign soon after taking office.  We’ll be working out the details in the weeks ahead, but it will be a two-year, nationwide effort to jumpstart job creation in America and lay the foundation for a strong and growing economy.  We’ll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels; fuel-efficient cars and the alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years ahead.

These aren’t just steps to pull ourselves out of this immediate crisis; these are the long-term investments in our economic future that have been ignored for far too long.  And they represent an early down payment on the type of reform my Administration will bring to Washington – a government that spends wisely, focuses on what works, and puts the public interest ahead of the same special interests that have come to dominate our politics....

[W]hat is not negotiable is the need for immediate action.  Right now, there are millions of mothers and fathers who are lying awake at night wondering if next week’s paycheck will cover next month’s bills.  There are Americans showing up to work in the morning only to have cleared out their desks by the afternoon.  Retirees are watching their life savings disappear and students are seeing their college dreams deferred.  These Americans need help, and they need it now.

The survival of the American Dream for over two centuries is not only a testament to its enduring power, but to the great effort, sacrifice, and courage of the American people.  It has thrived because in our darkest hours, we have risen above the smallness of our divisions to forge a path towards a new and brighter day.  We have acted boldly, bravely, and above all, together.  That is the chance our new beginning now offers us, and that is the challenge we must rise to in the days to come. It is time to act.  As the next President of the United States, I will.

Comments

Charlie Bertsch

And. . .

I'm curious what your thoughts about this are. It's unusually lacking in context, by the standards of your postings.

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