24. Obama's Wish List

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On February 13th, John Dickerson writes an article about how president Barack Obama claims that the only thing holding him back, is the Republican party. Dickerson begins his article by stating that on Tuesday night Obama already declared many new ideas, but the people in the audience are blocking them. He states that the President repeatedly said "We can get this done," even though mNy know it won't get done. Dickerson continues to say that now, they are stuck between the "reckless chts vs. smart investment. He also says that Obama; despite him not being aggressive towards the Republicans, that aggression should be expected because of the leadership of the Republican Party. Dickerson says that Obama is know trying to get these new ideas passed by the Republicans, but all they think when they hear "investment" is spend. "The President is arguing for more government and the Republicans Re arguing for much less." Dickerson ends his article by stating how Obama ended his speech very smoothly but powerful, when he talks about the lost lives in the past year, and how they also deserve to vote.

Dickerson writes and article to inform readers on why President Obama has not yet acted. He tells us that Obama claims that the only thing holding him back is the Republican Party. Dickerson uses strong diction when he tried to prove that Obama has a point and there should be more of a government. He uses comparison and contrast when he talks about the Republicans vs. Obama, he states that Obama is wanting to invest a lot on his country, while the Republicans want something much less and that uses less money. To make his point stronger he states some of the suggestions like; universal pre-school, secondary education, Medicare, etc, by stating these suggestions he informs his main point, which is to promote Obama. The real message though, was that there are a lot of ideas but one simple problem, the Republicans.