Today is a somber day. I listened to both the president’s speech, and to the former vp’s speech on national security. … As I listened to these back-to-back speeches it hit me… we are at a crossroads as a nation when we are choosing the nation we will be in the years to come.
The White House has posted President Obama’s weekly address. .. As real estate professionals we tend to be optimistic people. .. Real estate professionals tend to think about “the obligations we have to ourselves, and the obligations we have to one another…”
You can read the transcript of yesterday’s press conference at : Press Conference. Having a way to read for myself what I heard is so useful. … The ending was striking. I really believe that the president has the right philosophy and approach for today’s issues and problems.
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Most people who are in the middle class are small business owners. Today they got a boost from President Obama. … President Obama first took the opportunity to give way to some of the anger he is feeling toward AIG and the bonuses … Once he got past the AIG stuff he was free to talk about the help being extended toward small business.
There was a little news item about a survey that was done nationally with real estate agents. … In my opinion President Obama hit a home run in his speech to the joint houses of Congress last night

