Winning the Future

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http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2011/1/26/95243/7875

Winning the Future

by BooMan
Wed Jan 26th, 2011 at 11:51:43 AM EST


Mark Halperin's take on the State of the Union speech was pretty typical of the Beltway pundit crew.

The president delivers a boffo performance...

...Obama's presentation was close to flawless: upbeat and animated, leisurely and assured, surprisingly engaging even when he lapsed into the professorial mode he favors over tub-thumping...

...For the tens of millions of Americans who want Beltway residents to get along and get things done, it was the apex of bipartisan promise since the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

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Obama is definitely more JFK than RFK, but that's okay. Unlike JFK, Obama actually gets shit done. The Republicans can keep talking about the hallucinations they had over the last two years, but the president's plan is more in keeping with the American Spirit. We need common purposes and we need big projects. And we need those things outside of the context of war. Let's get to work, right?

Of course, a good or even great speech is nice. But then we come back down to Earth and realize that no matter how well received, the president's proposals are not Mitch McConnell's proposals. They are not John Boehner's proposals. So, last night will be the last we hear of them unless something changes.

For those who wanted the president to provide some vision, now you got it. Not bad, eh? He understands the big picture.

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