Obama: I Said 2014 ‘Would Be a Breakthrough Year’ and it Has Been

INSKEEP Is there some ░░░░░░░░ in which that election ░░░░░░░░ passed has liberated you ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s been liberating Keep ░░░░░░░░ mind that all these ░░░░░░░░ are ones that we ░░░░░░░░ been working on for ░░░░░░░░ time Here s what ░░░░░░░░ do think is true ░░░░░░░░ I have spent six ░░░░░░░░ now in this office ░░░░░░░░ have dealt with the ░░░░░░░░ economic and financial crisis ░░░░░░░░ the Great Depression We ░░░░░░░░ dealt with international turmoil ░░░░░░░░ we haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ a lot of years ░░░░░░░░ I said at the ░░░░░░░░ of this year that ░░░░░░░░ would be a breakthrough ░░░░░░░░ and it was a ░░░░░░░░ path But at the ░░░░░░░░ of 2014 I could ░░░░░░░░ back and say we ░░░░░░░░ as well positioned today ░░░░░░░░ we have been in ░░░░░░░░ some time economically that ░░░░░░░░ leadership is more needed ░░░░░░░░ the world than ever ░░░░░░░░ and that is liberating ░░░░░░░░ the sense that a ░░░░░░░░ of the work that ░░░░░░░░ ve done is now ░░░░░░░░ to bear fruit And ░░░░░░░░ gives me an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ to start focusing on ░░░░░░░░ of the other hard ░░░░░░░░ that I didn t ░░░░░░░░ have the time or ░░░░░░░░ capacity to get to ░░░░░░░░ in my presidency.”