that s the first step. then that has to be followed. not by a dispayings of all the problems, but by some tangible improvement that he can point to. you know, there s something that is a huge difference between this presidency and those of f.d.r. and rag. that is the sheer level of information out there. people are much more in tune with what s happening on the jobs front because of the internet and the unprecedented flood of information that we all live under now. how does this affect obama s re-election chances? i think it makes it more difficult. i it s a challenge for the president to craft a message and get it across to the american people because there is so many cross-pressures coming from meeting every today. everyone is a media premadonna, which makes a speech like this, when he has a command audience, so important. the other thing i think is crucial is that both ronald reagan and franklin roosevelt stuck to their principles, and were bold and big in their thinking. obama