"So, you know, we can differ on some of the particulars, but again, the question I think that the American people are asking is: Do you just want government to do nothing, or do you want it to do something? If you want it to do something, then we can have a conversation, But doing nothing -- that's not an option, from my perspective."
-Barack Obama
Thanks to Barack Obama I am given the chance to speak in the Oval Office for thirty minutes. I would first try and point out the fact how fast we need to act on this economic crisis and how we can help. This is the biggest economic issue we have seen in our lifetimes and talking about how we got into this mess and how we could have prevented it, would just be a waste of my breath and time. So I point out to them that it will take weeks, months, and maybe a year or two to turn things around, but i encourage them that they can do it and that they will. Obama encourages us that this issue can make a recovery by 2010, but that 2009 will be a long and "difficult year." According the Washington Post, President Obama declared last night in his first prime-time news conference that the task of saving and creating jobs is more important than cultivating the bipartisan cooperation he promised to bring to Washington, and he pressed his case for the massive economic stimulus plan working its way through Congress. Many jobs are being lost because of this economy, and I can relate to those, considering my mother is a teacher at a middle school and has a fear of losing her job in the near future. Recovering this economy will give many strengths to our country and put us under such good circumstances.
The No child left behind Act, proposed by George W. Bush needs to be reformed and prepare students on standardizing tests and make sure students are ready and well prepared for college. More money is being spent in the Iraq war than education in the U.S. However, it's the fact that we need a better, improved education system, not a richer one. I do believe we have enough money in education, we just need to direct the money more cautiously to improve the education value.
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what are your idea's for turning this crisis around?
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