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Excerpts from POLITICO

By Reince Priebus

January 24, 2012

“The congressional podium is not a campaign stump. But don’t expect President Barack Obama to appreciate that distinction at Tuesday’s State of the Union Address...

“The Obama White House and the Obama campaign have become almost indistinguishable. One crafts political slogans, makes empty promises and viciously attacks its opponents. The other is the campaign...

“Tuesday’s speech will be a campaign speech. It will be well-delivered, long on rhetoric — and short on specifics. While the catchphrases may be new, one thing remains the same: It will be politically self-serving...

“‘Winning the election’ will likely be this year’s unspoken theme. The president will present his case for a second term, even as the country suffers the consequences of his first. Yet a president’s record, not his words, should be what justifies reelection.

“Obama’s record is one of failure — failure to restore the economy, to create jobs, to unite the country...

“That disconnect was on full display last week. Washington had an opportunity to create thousands of jobs and a secure, affordable energy source. But Obama had an opportunity to please his political base. So he axed the Keystone pipeline project—and all the jobs that went with it...

“The president has a pattern: It’s always his political self-interest before the nation’s best interest. With his massive stimulus, he doled out taxpayer money to his political allies...His administration loaned $535 million to the solar energy company Solyndra. The stimulus failed — Solyndra went bankrupt.

“The president said no to Keystone, a chance to create jobs without spending government money. But he said yes to Solyndra, a chance to spend government money while destroying jobs...

“The disconnect between rhetoric and reality, between president and people, has left America in a state of disunion...

“Presidents traditionally declare, ‘the state of our union is strong.’ Obama will likely say the same. But at the start of 2012, one wonders. Our people are strong, but we’re hurting...

“Perhaps for the first time in history, the weakness of America’s president is threatening the strength of our people. When the strength of our people is threatened, the state of our union is too...”

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