Snap Judgments: State of the Union
- We are a generation that will simultaneously revive and reinvent competition. I think it’s safe to say that tonight’s speech was the death knell for any manufacturing economy people thought we once had. Ideas are our newest and greatest export, and hopefully with positive cultivation-through better schools, communities and economic policies-those ideas translate into the services and goods to keep the economy rolling.
- Let’s go green already, America. There’s a market for it. And yes, Michele Bachmann, that market includes loyal consumers of those evil government-run twisty lightbulbs you lambasted in your off-kilter (in message and in videography) response. They currently sit in all of my lamps. Deal with it.
- Education is a spectrum, across which every element is equally as important. I highly recommend you visit Education Week to get more in-depth coverage of this issue from my wonderful colleagues.
- Sweeping reform is great, as long as it doesn’t hurt the anecdote-happy guests in the nosebleeds.
- Five-year spending freezes shut politicians up.
- This speech had the marks of Obama’s new advisors all over it. It’s a dramatic shift from his more progressive persona, and I’m interested in seeing how it plays out, albeit a little worried he’s compromising too much too soon.
- Smoked salmon jokes will always get me on your good side. I really want a bagel.
