Yeah, it would really suck to know that the President of the United States could actually think on his own. After 8 years of President ######, a guy that can conjugate a verb, and not just murder one, would be a welcome change. What I really liked about the speech was that he was introspective, analytical and challenged the rest of America to be the same. In a political system that hinges on dirty politics and mudslinging, this was a bold move that opens himself up to further attack. He focused on important issues and made an impassioned rhetorical plea for others to do the same. This was a speech to tell your grandchildren about and sets up a watershed moment in American politics. Obama has placed us at a crossroads and it is up to the electorate to decide which way public discourse and democracy will travel. Based on the reactions I've read from Joe Blow in the blogosphere, I'm not hopeful.
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