The state of our union
Tomorrow, President Obama will give his fifth State of the Union Address.
What one word do you think best describe the current state of our union?
There is no controversy about the quality of our current first lady.
-President Obama in a toast to Michelle Obama today
A word cloud of Obama’s speech today, with the 100 most-used words shown.
It is now our generation’s task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers, and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts. Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well. Our journey is not complete until no citizen is forced to wait for hours to exercise the right to vote. Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity; until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country. Our journey is not complete until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished, and always safe from harm.
President Barack Obama, in his second inaugural address.
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President Obama’s 2009 Inauguration, as seen from space.
(via NASA)
I’ll see you next week.
President Obama, ending news conference about the fiscal cliff.
We asked our readers for their one-word emotion on Election Day before we knew the results and then again today — the morning after.
