Obama’s final State of the Union address is his final chance to live up to once defiantly optimistic rhetoric that recently has devolved into pleading for changePromises,promises: how Obama’s State of the Union pledges were kept ... or notThe return to Saudi Arabia on Monday of the 104th detainee left languishing in Guantánamo Bay marks a concerted scramble to shore up Barack Obama’s legacy as he gives his final State of the Union address to Congress this week.
Seven years ago this month, in freezing conditions on the steps external Capitol Hill, or the president told euphoric crowds that American ideals would once again “light up the world” in an inauguration speech that promised an end to such ugly compromises between liberty and security.
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Source: theguardian.com