When the world tunes in for the State of the Union address next week, viewers will be treated to a dramatic improvement in the background scenery. Thanks to American voters, House Speaker John Boehner’s, R-Ohio, well-tanned smile will be behind the president instead of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., surgically enhanced grimace. But if President Barack Obama — who campaigned for office by promising “hope” and “change” — is paying attention to current events, he must also alter his message. James Carville’s famous words, “It’s the economy, stupid,” are still true. Therefore, most of what Obama says Tuesday night will focus on ways he can be credited with “creating and preserving” American jobs and stemming the tidal wave of home foreclosures.
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