Stig --I just finished delivering my first State of the Union, and I wanted to send you a quick note.We face big and difficult challenges. Change on the scale we seek does not come easily. But I will never accept second place for the United States of America.That is why I called for a robust jobs bill without delay. It's why I proposed a small businesses tax credit, new investments in infrastructure, and pushed for climate legislation to create a clean energy economy.It's why we're taking on big banks, reforming Wall Street, revitalizing our education system, increasing transparency -- and finishing the job on health insurance reform.It's why I need your help -- because I am determined to fight to defend the middle class, and special interest lobbyists will go all out to fight us.Help me show that the American people are ready to join this fight for the middle class -- add your name to a letter to Congress today: [---] We have finished a difficult year. We have come through a difficult decade. But we don't quit. I don't quit. Let's seize this moment -- to start a new, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more.--- President Barack Obama------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------Se och hör Obama under hans State of Union-tal (först ett "sponsor message"): http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/01/28/us/politics/1247466761306/obama-s-state-of-the-union-address.html---Talet textat: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/us/politics/28obama.text.html?hp---( NY Times).
------------Bilden: President Barack Obama speaks to Congress Wednesday during his first State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
