New Focuses

Obama is going to make a strong pivot toward jobs and the economy after the Republican win in Massachusetts for the State of the Union address. There are three themes coming out that includes a scaled back health plan:

1. A more scaled-back health plan, which might be fleshed out in next Wednesday's address.

The new plan would have the basic ideas from the old one: a ban on excluding people for pre-existing conditions and stopping insurance companies from dropping you if you get sick. This plan would appeal more to the Republicans because it cuts out some of the 1 trillion tag of Obama's original plan. It would need to add more so the liberals aren't too disappointed.

2. Look for a series of presidential events on jobs and the economy.
3. Obama will be a Wall Street-basher as he steps up his push for major financial regulatory reform.