"January 20th is our chance to begin anew, with a new direction, new ideas, and new reforms that will create jobs and fuel long term economic growth."
Finally, we're getting some concrete economic help for regular folks through Obama's public works program reminiscent of the Progressive Era's New Deal. The AP writes of today's address,
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined his plan to create 2.5 million jobs in coming years to rebuild roads and bridges and modernize schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars.
"These aren't just steps to pull ourselves out of this immediate crisis; these are the long-term investments in our economic future that have been ignored for far too long," Obama said in the weekly Democratic radio address. The economic recovery plan being developed by his staff aims to create 2.5 million jobs by January 2011, and he wants to get it through Congress quickly and sign it soon after taking office.
He called the plan "big enough to meet the challenges we face" and said that it will jump-start job creation but also "lay the foundation for a strong and growing economy."
Aides said the economic plan outlined Saturday went further that the president-elect has gone before.
As expected from a President who actually knows what technology is, Obama's addresses are now being recorded in video and posted to the ChangeDotGov channel on YouTube. As you watch this week's address below, listen for references to progressive values. Could we be ebtering a new Progressive Era?
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