Charles Krauthammer: Obama’s SOTU Speech ‘Struck The Right Tone’

Following the State Of The Union address, Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer— often thought of as President Obama’s toughest critic — commended him for delivering a speech “that struck the right tone.” “It was less partisan than I would have expected,” Krauthammer observed.

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“He tried to act statesman-like, he tried to be bipartisan. There were a couple of allusions here-and-there to Republican obstruction, but I think he struck the right tone for the State of the Union address and didn’t open himself up to attacks,” Krauthammer continued.

“The one area where he spoke forcibly and I think dramatically was on raising the taxes on the rich,” Krauthammer added. “That was sort of the only strong aspect of the speech but in other respects, but that’s just a repeat of the decade of debate over the Bush tax cuts. Other than that, it’s hard to say what exactly does he want for the country in the next year and in the next term and that I think he hasn’t answered. He’ll do that when he starts his swing around the swing states tomorrow.”

Watch Krauthammer’s comments below via Fox News:

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