News' View: Governing is not campaigning
Barack Obama showed in the campaign, and again yesterday, that he has what it takes to be a great president. Now he must act.
After two years of campaigning; after thousands of speeches in schools, convention centers, stadiums and parks; after an extended tour of the nation and the world, Barack Obama proved many times over that he is a skilled orator. But, now elected and on the verge of governing, his task yesterday was much larger.
Obama drew large crowds before his inauguration, but the crowd he addressed at the Capitol was by far his largest yet, as he stood in front of millions and spoke to tens of millions more across the country and around the world. For the first time he addressed his audience as...
Pass the Kool-Aid please...I see you have drank more than your fair share.
At least when the "Wordsmith" George Carlin was alive we got some "Humor" for his efforts. Insubstantial "Words" do little to pay the national debt down, much of which YOU as young students will inherit. Gone are the days of IPod trances and "MTV" style "Cribs" for little or no effort...The dead cat has merely bounced. When it does finally land you will see how much these "Words" of our president matter...