Obama Tries to Change the Subject to the Economy
The economy's getting better, but is it good enough to make Americans forget about Ebola, ISIS, and the Secret Service's woes?
President Barack Obama is having a difficult week.
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As President Barack Obama attempts to refocus attention on an improving economy with a speech at Northwestern University on Thursday, he's facing two problems:
He has to make a compelling argument to distract the public's focus from the latest, messy turn of events: Ebola's arrival in the U.S. and the failings by the Secret Service that on Wednesday cost the first woman to lead the agency her job.