Policy Wonks and Advocates Critique Obamas State of the Union
As the world tuned in to the President's final State of the Union address, policy wonks and advocates parsed Obama's words to see what he did or did not say about their specific cause. As usual, it provided a great opportunity for Obama's friends to commit to supporting him as his presidency winds down, and gave his foes plenty to critique. Here's a roundup of what they had to say, Gene Karpinski, President of the League of Conservation Voters, Danielle Pletka, Senior Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress, Liz Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer of AFL-CIO, Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, David McIntosh, President of the Club for Growth, Dan Gross, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, , https//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js,