Okay so since this conference just ended, I'm gonna review it by using some nice bullets....

• First off I think it is absolutely amazing that our President actually came to us as a nation to explain the economic situation we face. I was also proud to see he mentioned that sacrifice and hard work will be necessary. In a way, this announcement finally validated claims of a nation-wide recession. Unlike President Bush, who never really addressed the nation to tell us what he wanted us to do in order to combat falling economing indicators, President Obama started his administration off by connecting directly with the electorate.
• Second, o my god the Washington Post asked a question about AROD!!! I have no idea why such an influential paper would use a primetime television slot to inquire as to the President's feelings over SPORTS! In a time where millions are struggling to simply get by, a question which ignored the recession demonstrated a disconnect with the American people which was incredibly irritating to me.
• 3rd, while I personally agree with his statement, President Obama should not have said that he would fire bad teachers specifically because of fallout from the Democratic base of the teacher's unions, which he will need eventually to institute a new education policy anyway.
• Lastly, please someone tell me why FOX News couldn't have been ignored?! Okay, okay I realize there is some bias in this particular statement but whatever.
• Okay I lied, but really this is my last point, it really annoys me that Republicans are not simply going along with this stimulus plan. I mean the only reason they have not to go along with a bill which gives money back to tax payers is a desire to have something to attack Democrats for during the 2010 midterms. ( Seriously, don't Republicans love tax cuts and stuff like that anyway??? ) In a time where bipartisanship is paramount, Republicans need to get down off of their high horse, realize that they do not a majority and stop politicizing such an essential and absolutely necessary piece of legislation!

Okay so there's my two cents.