Obama: Yes, We Can ... Eventually

January 11, 2009 RSS Feed Print

You can't do everything as once. The NY TImes lays out what will have to wait:

Although Mr. Obama has not publicly identified which priorities will have to wait, advisers and allies have signaled that they may put off renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, overhauling immigration laws, restricting carbon emissions, raising taxes on the wealthy and allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military.

Other signature promises may be addressed in piecemeal fashion in the opening weeks of the Obama administration but then put on a long track toward more comprehensive resolutions. For example, Mr. Obama plans to include what aides call “down payments” on his promises to expand health care coverage and promote energy independence in the economic recovery package he is developing, as a sign of dedication to the broader goals.

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If Obama doesn't do anything about illegals coming here and working here, our economy is going to get worse. These people are hurting us buy working here and sending money back to their country. We should hacve the same laws about illegals coming to this country as we had years ago. 95% of these people don't care about this country. They are only interested in what they can get from us. Stop them from coming here and send back the ones that are illegals. They are not an asset to our country.

of NY 8:22PM January 11, 2009

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