President Barack Obama's speech before the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday afternoon was one of positive reflection, negative reflection, joking and a perspective on what is wrong with American politics.

President Obama's roughly one hour speech started with humbling stories of his start in Springfield as an Illinois lawmaker but he indicates his start in Illinois taught him a great deal as he paved a way towards the Presidency.

President Obama also noted a vision he had to bring unity to Washington DC, but has been unable to do so. The President believes despite the gridlock, a lot has been accomplished in the past seven years.

The President outlined the point that American politics are relatively the same as they have been through the course of history.

President Obama also hopes to dismiss the notion American politics is broken because of lobbyists. He explains their roles cannot be ignored but compared to previous administrations, the checks and balances in place are far stronger today.

President Obama wants to see there be a better politics. He says politics is not broken and the challenges we face are not insurmountable. He says people simply need to come together and work together.

The President wants to see Congress to take new steps adjust the way Congressional district maps are drawn. He also wants to see more people vote. He notes there is pending legislation in Illinois to increase voter registration by signing individuals up when they get a driver’s license.

President Obama noted it’s partly due to political parties becoming more alike within their own walls and with it, comes the lack of any path towards working together.

President Obama says the problem is with out and easy fix and if it was so easy to accomplish then he would have been able to fix it already.