Rev. Jesse Jackson Comments on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
But storm clouds were brewing all around, as President Obama inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, an unwinnable and costly war in Iraq, and the decline of America’s integrity and diplomatic leadership in the world. In one year, the Obama administration brought our economy back from the brink of disaster, engineering a necessary but costly bail out of the global economy. He embarked on an ambitious stimulus plan to save and create jobs, stave off the devastating home foreclosure crisis, provide new hope for our college youth, open up lending to small businesses, and implement comprehensive health care for all Americans. more»
We know the statistics. Nearly one in five American workers is unemployed or underemployed. That means wages are losing ground. One in three homes with a mortgage is under water. Millions of Americans are headed to losing their homes.
That will leave families adrift, children displaced. more»
