State of the Union Address

If I had to sum up the president's Union Address with one word, I would say frustration. President Barrack Obama was clearly fed up with the way Congress as a whole has been responding to his proposals. What I find interesting is that the President is a former senator. He knows how Congress works, he shouldn't be too surprised with the lack of cooperation he has been receiving in the past. The Grand Old Party is the majority and congress doesn't have to agree with what the president says nor does it have to abide by his wishes.
 In any event, let us get back to the main topic at hand. What were some of the President's key points?
Creating jobs here instead of overseas was one of the president's major concerns and rightfully so. Funnily enough, some seem to be against immigration but not against sending good ol' American jobs overseas. Interesting, very interesting.
He also stressed education for the country's children. Requiring them to stay in school until the age of 18 if I am correct. I strongly disagree with this. There are children who just don't want to learn and to require them to stay in school, lower test scores, decrease already low funding, is not the best of ideas. Especially for the children who are actually trying to get through school.
All in all, the State of the Union Address was an appeal to people and also a way for the President to vent. It's very unlikely that any of his wishes will come to pass. Even with the claim that he will get these things done with or without the support of Congress, he knows that it pretty much is a lost cause. He'll try anyway.