Blog: The Answer May Surprise You

A: The Monitor 's Jack Siler : Americans said they wanted more hope and optimism, and by nearly all accounts they got it Tuesday night from President Obama. [...] Still, some of our correspondents raised questions about what the president said and didn't say. [...] In Clermont, Fla., our aging " Emptying Nest " community, there was some outright skepticism, particularly about the president's proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy. Patchwork Nation blogger Ann Dupee wrote in her blog: "What went through my mind when President Obama spotlighted [...]