A Message for the New Year from the President (VIDEO)

[jefferson_dem]

Good evening. Tonight, as Americans across the country gather with family and friends, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year.

This is always a hopeful time, as we celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another. And while 2009 was difficult for many Americans, we must also look back on this year with the knowledge that brighter days are ahead of us – that although our challenges are great, each of us has the courage and determination to rise up and meet them.

It is that spirit that has kept the American Dream alive for generations, and it is that spirit that will keep it alive for generations to come. Happy New Year, everyone.

En Español:

Saludos a todos. Esta noche que estadounidenses en todo el país se están reuniendo con familiares y amigos, quiero desearles a todos un feliz Año Nuevo, lleno de salud.

Éste siempre es un periodo de optimismo, ya que celebramos el final de un año y el inicio de otro. Y aunque el 2009 fue difícil para muchos estadounidenses, debemos también ver este año pasado con la certeza de que tendremos días mejores por delante – que a pesar de que los retos son grandes, cada uno de nosotros tiene la valentía y la determinación para enfrentarlos.

Es ese espíritu el que ha mantenido vivo el Sueño Americano generación tras generación, y es ese espíritu el que lo mantendrá vivo en generaciones futuras. Feliz Año Nuevo a todos.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/30/a-message-new-year-president

[Nancy Waterman]

1. He looks so tired

I hope he gets some good rest on this rather short vacation and can ignore the rabid GOP trying to nip at his heels.

[Undercurrent]

2. He does look tired.

Our President is a VERY hard working man.

Hawaii Dec. 31, 2009



President Barack Obama participates in conference call with NSC chief of staff Denis McDonough and homeland security advisor John Brennan about preliminary assessments from the ongoing consultations the President has ordered in human and systematic failures that occurred leading up to attempted terrorist Christmas Day attack. The phone call took place in Kailua, Hawaii Dec. 31, 2009.
(Official White House photo by Pete Souza)



Thanks for the video link jefferson_dem!