Obama predicts 2014 'breakthrough year for America'; Concerned citizens offer advice

At his final press conference of the year, President Obama pledged that next year “will be a breakthrough year for America.”

It depends on what your definition of “breakthrough” is. Some tweeters offered advice on how to make 2014 a better year:

https://twitter.com/IAmMikeLacy/status/414114643477426176
https://twitter.com/Runner311/status/414115684574978048

Stop lying RT @ABC Pres. Obama: "Firmly believe 2014 can be a breakthrough year for America" –http://t.co/cV4BuL8vHx pic.twitter.com/8Hz3C7clrZ

— EX ZenoTheRuler (@iHoodscholar) December 20, 2013

https://twitter.com/TxAv8r/status/414115982404104192

Obama: 2014 could be a breakthrough year for the US economy only if government acts, just like the $700B stimulus led to Recovery Summer™.

— Razor (@hale_razor) December 20, 2013

Forget about all those other years:

https://twitter.com/WalloonDuTrieux/status/414114606110760960
https://twitter.com/DDapsis/status/414115404710031360
https://twitter.com/GeoffMatous/status/414117688240529408

Yeah, there were those promises, but 2014’s totally going to rock you guys!

National Review’s Jim Geraghty says how 2014 could be a “breakthrough” year:

RT @BarackObama: "2014 can be a breakthrough year for America." —President Obama | All we need is a GOP-controlled Senate.

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) December 20, 2013