we really did, Jimmy, but driving a Le Behemoth™ just seemed like too much fun for most of us:
Man! Remember when Presidents weren’t afraid to speak to the nation as if we were grown-ups who could stand hearing some news that wasn’t only not-simple, but might actually be bad news? I miss that. Know what I don’t miss? The fact that, over 31 years later, this speech’s list of “to-dos” hasn’t got a single item crossed off it. Not one.
Aaargh.
Obama will be that person who speaks what needs to be said and walks the talk.