Letter to the Editor: Obama offers much more than we can really expect

After listening to President Obama’s State of the Union address I felt that it could have been labeled the Christmas Address. There were several things that would be nice to have but in real life sometimes people have to be told that we just can’t afford to do certain things or we can’t afford to purchase certain things.

Sometimes that is difficult to do and, unfortunately, President Obama is not old enough to have experienced that in his lifetime.

President Obama is a person who would have been very successful in life as a sales person!

The real outstanding people in sales are the ones that can unctuously convince you that you should purchase something, even if you don’t need it or can’t afford it. They can then walk away with little or no compunction about what they said. Sales people are most successful in dealing with people who have a tendency to be gullible.

Unfortunately people who are gullible often realize their position in life so they relate to the salesman even though that might not be the best thing to do. Do you believe President Obama has trouble sleeping?

Gerald W. Ray

Spokane