Legislative Gridlock: Obama

Obama: In his fifth State of the Union address, Mr. Obama vowed Tuesday to detour around legislative gridlock, saying the relatively small changes he can order on his own are better than standing still. He said he preferred to work with Congress, but that his days of deferring to lawmakers to act on the nations priorities are over. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Related U.S. Republicans give mixed response to Obamas State of Union speech Barack Obama used the U.S. Presidents annual address to Congress to threaten to go it alone to improve the lot of Americas struggling middle class, an attempt to break out of a political rut that threatens the rest of his presidency. Verbatim Full text: Barack Obamas State of the Union address (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.