Some people I know were upset by the State of the Union address last night, believing that Barack Obama is not doing the right thing for the country.

But to me the president is consistent.  His liberal view of the world was on full display.

So my question is, what did you expect?

Simply put, President Obama believes the federal government should give stuff to people who don't have very much and take stuff from the affluent and business.

That is the core liberal tenet in this country and it will never change.

Also, it is clear the president does not want to confront Islamic terrorism in a major way.

He only devoted two minutes to it last night.

BARACK OBAMA: “We will continue to hunt down terrorists and dismantle their networks, and we reserve the right to act unilaterally, as we've done relentlessly since I took office to take out terrorists who pose a direct threat to us and our allies.”

The president once again talking about terrorists, not Islamic terrorists.  He refuses to define the issue that way.

Also, ISIS is firmly entrenched in Syria and Iraq and expanding in other places.

They are murdering people daily.

If you think we are winning that situation, you're nuts.

OBAMA:  “Instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group.”

Arab nations?

Give us a break, Mr. President.

Just five of them are opposing ISIS in a meaningful way.

Once again, the Obama administration has no strategy to defeat the jihad.

America simply reacts to whatever the terrorists do and laments.

Mark my words, this is a dangerous strategy.  It's only a matter of time until we get hit.

Now on the home front, the reason Barack Obama remains fairly popular in this country is that many Americans feel they are not treated fairly.

Certainly the minority communities believe that, and some white Americans are frustrated with their standing as well.

Money is tight, good jobs are hard to get, and we Americans want a lot of material things.

The problem is we don't have much money.  Wages have fallen significantly during President Obama's tenure.

He will tell you that's because he inherited a terrible recession, but I will tell you the wage situation is due to the expansion of high tech in the marketplace where machines replace people and the high cost of doing business in the USA.

Obamacare has constricted hiring, federal regulations make it more difficult for businesses to start up, and high taxation drains profit.

Remember, the USA has the highest corporate tax in the world and President Obama wants more.

The result: fewer good jobs and plenty of applicants to fill them.   That means lower salaries.

Yes, the economy is getting better, but that doesn't mean more money for workers.

Only business expansion where employers need workers will drive salaries higher.

President Obama doesn't seem to understand that, and that is why when he says he is looking out for the folks it rings kind of hollow.

The president's entitlement jihad cannot replace upward mobility created by private sector jobs.

Bottom line: it's easy to give a speech saying things are great.  All presidents do that.

The truth is we are not defeating the Islamic jihad and America is not creating enough good paying jobs to drive wages higher.

And that's the memo.