The Obama Presidency truly began tonight with his magnificent speech to Congress on the economic crisis. And we were once again shown that he is that rarest of beings in our present society--an adult who speaks to the American people in sentences and paragraphs, trusting that we can accept and understand serious thought. We have become a punkish and adolescent people and by his comportment and language President Obama shows us a way out and away from the trashed party room we've made of American life. I think he is several steps ahead of even his brightest cabinet members--Tim Geithner--and they are encouraged by that. (I have high hopes for Tim but he needs to study Obama.)
As for the Republican response, well, what can one say about Bobby Jindal tonight that won't be belabored by pundits and comedians for weeks to come? The screen said his "speech" was live so I must presume he had heard the President's address, but what he said bore no relation to the current crisis nor to the events of the evening. The Republican edition of Jimmy Carter has been born; if this is the best they can do we can only conclude that the vortex sucking that party down is still gaining suction .
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