When President Obama presents his first State of the Union address tonight at 9pm, aides said he would accept responsibility, though not necessarily blame, for failing to deliver swiftly on some of the changes he promised a year ago. But he will not, aides said, accede to criticism that his priorities are out of step with the nation’s.
President Obama rejected criticism yesterday that he isn't doing enough to help black Americans. "Is there grumbling?" Obama said. "Of course, there's grumbling, because we just went through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression."
