I am going to repost it via YouTube when it becomes available, but last night I watched perhaps the greatest political speech of my life. Barack Obama delivered a masterpiece about America’s promise, and how he would restore it after 8 years of abject failure by George W. Bush and the Republican Party.
It was a full-throated defense of progressive principles, devoid of mushy “centrist” crap. It didn’t avoid the tough social issues like abortion, guns, or gay marriage. It wasn’t apologetic. Unlike Bill Clinton’s and Biden’s, it didn’t unnecessarily praise John McCain. It drew sharp distinctions between Democrats and Republicans. It came from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.
How do you know the speech was damn good? Because he got Pat Buchanan to gush over it?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Fru4dZLGA[/youtube]