The presidential honeymoon is over.
Reacting to the 70 minute speech is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the lift, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano center and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the right.
Last week it was Democrats in Congress showing anger at Mr. Obama. The simmering anger boiled over when Scott Brown won the Senate seat held by Ted Kennedy for decades.
Today the Associated Press took the time to fact-check Obama’s State of the Union speech.
The AP report begins by saying:
President Barack Obama told Americans the bipartisan deficit commission he will appoint won't just be "one of those Washington gimmicks." Left unspoken in that assurance was the fact that the commission won't have any teeth.
The first of 8 facts checked in the AP report is:
OBAMA: "Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will. Like any cash-strapped family, we will work within a budget to invest in what we need and sacrifice what we don't."
THE FACTS: The anticipated savings from this proposal would amount to less than 1 percent of the deficit - and that's IF the president can persuade Congress to go along.
The remaining 7 facts can be found here.
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