Finally, A President

Now that was a speech. If pundits are calling it his “unofficial” State of the Union Address, I’ll be front and center for the real one.

It still feels a bit strange and exhilarating that we now live in a world where the President of the United States can speak clearly, forcefully and eloquently on any number of topics and also walk and chew gum at the same time. Like many of us who were unwillingly dragged across the harsh terrain of Bush’s rough, disgusting “presidency,” I’d forgotten what actual talent, competence and vision sounded like.