President compliments Kevin Eubanks ' suit , pokes fun at Simon Cowell . Obama on more serious topic : ` I'm not going to be a president who just talks about the problems of this country and then does nothing about them. He says bonuses are problem , but larger issue is people feel lack of responsibility . President must be careful not to trivialize economic pain , media observer cautions .
President compliments Kevin Eubanks ' suit , pokes fun at Simon Cowell . Obama on more serious topic : `` The problem with AIG is it owed so much '' He says bonuses are problem , but larger issue is people feel lack of responsibility . President must be careful not to trivialize economic pain , media observer cautions .