What Obama's Budget (And A Second Term) Would Do For U.S. Innovation

President Barack Obama is the man in control of what's arguably the world's only current superpower. At 50, he's looking for a second go at the country's top job. In order to get there Obama's relying, in part, on his Net-savvy staffers to whip up a storm of interest on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and even Instagram. Obama's campaign proved successful last time around, running on a pro-tech ticket. Let's look at what a second term would mean for innovation -- and for us. Startups and entrepreneurship really do seem to be close to the President's heart, and Facebook's looming IPO, at $100 billion of value, makes a loud and positive statement for the Silicon Valley system.