President Obama Addresses the Nation on Joblessness and Economic Crisis

Last night the president addressed the nation on jobs, the economy and the “political circus.” The full transcript is below. What did you think? Address by the President to a Joint Session of Congress United States Capitol Washington, D.C. 7:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political crisis that’s made things worse. This past week, reporters have been asking, “What will this speech mean…