President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to the 112th Congress of the United States, a transcendental event proper for a world power, where the President renders accounts of his tenure with a strict protocol where government and opposition join to hear their President’s voice.

Flexing his dominance of oratory and with an audience composed of his main civilian and military officials, the membership of both legislative chambers, the Justices of the Supreme Court, the diplomatic corps and special guests, the President centered his speech in the country’s economy, the accomplishments of his foreign policy, energy, immigration, and the challenge to maintain his nation as the first world power, among others topics were addressed by the democratic statesman.

Obama stressed that the United States must reinforce its world economic leadership via the support of the manufacturing sector, motor of the traditional economy. With a gesture of vehemence shown through the television screens, Obama said that during World War II the United States could construct the gigantic Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge, both works symbols of American engineering. One of the examples cited by the tenant of the White House was the automotive industry, affirming that General Motors is again the world’s leading automaker this year, after this important industry underwent the rigors of the recession and the financial setbacks just two years ago.

He mentioned the recent free trade agreements reached with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, which in his view, created thousands of jobs for American workers. He also pledged that raising the flag of jobs creation as a priority during his tenure. He made special emphasis on the need to revamp education in schools, asking that no child or youngster should have to drop out until reaching 18 years of age.

He said in China and India education is geared toward the learning of sciences and mathematics. He made a commitment that within 25 years, 80 percent of Americans would travel by high speed trains to shorten distance and time in mass transit.

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