Barack Obama

The President will take to the streets supporting his new initiative to bolster jobs and rebuild infrastructure. At the same time, the Federal Reserve will release what is likely to be a depressing data set regarding its continued monitoring of America's economy.

Wall Street seems poised for a slow start and a slow day overall this morning. September tends to be the weakest month for trading and we should not expect that to change today. However, new plans from the White House to boost infrastructure and manufacturing could lend some encouragement to the overall economy.

Financial markets are looking forward to the start of a new month today. Even given the historical laziness of September trading investors will be happy to put August in their rear view.

The funds our government spend need to be directed at developing workers' skills, improving an outdated and ineffective education system, and helping those financially-strained by the recession get back on their feet as productive individuals.

Sometimes. President Obama repeatedly remarks on the importance of manufacturing in America. Some of the policies recently enacted even seem to support his rhetoric, but with examples like the President's endorsement of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement looming in the background, his understanding of our crisis remains unclear.