From the SRCC on SOTU: Six things you won't hear tonight

Do you know what you won't hear tonight? The Senate Republican Senatorial Communications Center does.

Six Things You Won’t Hear Tonight

Six Things President Obama Has Mentioned In Previous State Of The Union Speeches That He Probably Won’t Repeat Tonight

A Reference To This Pledge

2009 SPEECH: “Yesterday, I held a fiscal summit where I pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term in office.” (President Obama, Remarks To Joint Session Of Congress, 2/24/09)

Because…

The FY2011 deficit is $1.299 Trillion, the second highest in U.S. History.(Congressional Budget Office, 11/7/11)

Faux Outrage Over Campaign Politics

2010 SPEECH: “…what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is Election Day.” (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/27/10)

2009 SPEECH: “I also know that in a time of crisis, we cannot afford to govern out of anger, or yield to the politics of the moment.” (President Obama, Remarks To Joint Session Of Congress, 2/24/09)

Because…

“Obama Speech Seeks to Frame Election.” (“Obama Speech Seeks To Frame Election,” The Wall Street Journal, 1/24/12)

·         “…nearly every aspect of daily life in his West Wing is influenced by a campaign mentality…” (“Obama's Big Campaign Speech: SOTU,” Politico,1/23/12)

Praise For Solyndra

2010 SPEECH: “You can see the results of last year's investments in clean energy… in the California business that will put a thousand people to work making solar panels.” (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/27/10)

Because…

“Even with the federal help, Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection… and laid off its 1,100 employees.” (“Obama Admin Reworked Solyndra Loan To Favor Donor,” The Associated Press, 9/16/11)

·         “Solyndra was the first company to be awarded a federal loan guarantee under the stimulus, worth $535 million. Taxpayers are likely to end up on the hook for much if not all of that amount, a highly embarrassing development for President Obama because he was among the company's biggest cheerleaders.” (Editorial, “Solyndra And The Stimulus,” The Los Angeles Times, 9/2/11)

Deference To His Fiscal Commission

2010 SPEECH: “…the cost of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will continue to skyrocket. That's why I've called for a bipartisan fiscal commission… This can't be one of those Washington gimmicks that lets us pretend we solved a problem.”  (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/27/10)

Because…

President Obama’s “budget all but ignored the recommendations of Mr. Obama's bipartisan debt commission…” (“GOP Denounces Absence Of Entitlements Overhaul,” The Wall Street Journal, 2/15/11)

Promises To Close Guantanamo

2009 SPEECH: “That is why I have ordered the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay…” (President Obama, Remarks To Joint Session Of Congress, 2/24/09)

Because…

“…strong bipartisan opposition in Congress.” (“Official: Closing Gitmo Prison Can Be Done By Jan.,” The Associated Press, 8/9/09)

This Is Our Sputnik Moment

2011 SPEECH: “This is our generation’s Sputnik moment. Two years ago, I said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven’t seen since the height of the Space Race.” (President Obama, State Of The Union Address, 1/25/11)

Because…

“Obama Bids Farewell to Space Shuttle as Florida to Lose Thousands of Jobs” (“Obama Bids Farewell To Space Shuttle As Florida To Lose Thousands Of Jobs,”Bloomberg, 4/29/11)

·         “Is Obama grounding JFK’s space legacy? …the voyage is over. John F. Kennedy would have been sorely disappointed.” (Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, And Gene Cernan , “Is Obama Grounding JFK's Space Legacy?,” USA Today,5/24/2011)

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