Every worker afraid of losing health insurance if they lose their job, or change jobs. Everyone whos worried that they may not be able to get insurance or change insurance if someone in their family has a pre-existing condition July 18, 2009.

The President explains how the Recovery Act helped end our economic free fall, and how his agenda is helping to set a new foundation for our economy.

From health reform, to energy, to creating the jobs of the future, the Presidents proposals will make our economy stronger for both the current generations and our children, all in a way that will get our deficits under control. July 10, 2009.

Focusing on creating a clean energy economy, comprehensive health reform, and revitalizing an education system in need of change, the President pledges not to leave these decades-old problems to yet another generation to solve. July 3, 2009.

The legislation will help America create green jobs, ensure clean air for our children, move towards energy independence and combat renewable energy. July 27, 2009.

The new Consumer Financial Protection Agency will have the sole job of looking out for the financial interests of ordinary Americans by banning unfair practices and enforcing the rules.

This is a cornerstone in Americas new economic foundation.

In this Weekly Address, the President also explains how he will cover the upfront costs of reform by eliminating overpayments to Medicaid and Medicare and driving down costs contributing to governments health care expenditures across the board.

In the course of a life that began in a housing project in the South Bronx and brought her to the pinnacle of her profession, Judge Sonia Sotomayor accumulated more experience on the federal bench than any incoming Supreme Court Justice in the past 100 years, touching nearly every aspect of our legal system. May 30, 2009.

For his next big step, he calls for a credit card reform bill: “Americans know that they have a responsibility to live within their means and pay what they owe.

But they also have a right to not get ripped off by the sudden rate hikes, unfair penalties, and hidden fees that have become all-too common in our credit card industry.” Watch Your Weekly Address to find out what he plans to do about it.

Listing off several specific changes he intends to bring, he describes his guiding principle: “To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative.”

The President also announces two new key appointments, Jeffrey Zients as Chief Performance Officer and Aneesh Chopra as Chief Technology Officer, who will be invaluable in streamlining the way government functions through efficiency and innovation. April 18, 2009.

“We can’t keep doing things the old way” is another groundbreaking statement too, isn’t it?
This video is simply an announcement of a new cabinet member appointment of someone “unencumbered by old thinking” – I guess the fact that the guy is also from the Clinton administration doesn’t constitute “old thinking”? Or maybe it still does, but this guy just has the brain power necessary to not allow himself to be… “encumbered”?

Point number two, “making states use their money quickly” seems sort of stupid to me. “Use it or lose it” can lead to bad decisions, in my opinion, and unless you’re going to dictate HOW they use the funds, telling them to spend it fast sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Point three – connecting schools to the internet hardly seems controversial either, but it might be nice to explain HOW this is going to be paid for, don’t you think?

I’m looking at this as a new beginning for America, and giving him as much leeway as I gave Bush in the beginning, but he’s STILL not offered any substance. I argued with a friend over these videos last night, because he thinks Obama “sounds great”, which he does, but it still sounds like a campaign speech to me.

He actually does start to say something this week that’s more than just empty rhetoric – “I’ve already directed my economic team team to come up with an economic recovery plan that will result in 2.5 million more jobs by Jan 2011. We’ll be working out the details in the weeks ahead, and announcing the details soon.” – Really? You have? Wow, why not direct them to come up with a cure for Cancer too?

At one point when there had been nearly 8 months between Bush press conferences, I remember saying, “At least come out and LIE to us, tell us SOMETHING, instead of ignoring all the media clammor. Answer the charges being levied – DEFEND your decisions.”