Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The quiet...

was astounding. It feels like the whole world was waiting to hear what this man had to say. A breathless pause. A universal moment of silence. And in that silence, here's what I heard.

We will restore science to its rightful place...

We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals...

America is a friend to every nation and every man, woman and child...

We are ready to lead once more...

A collective failure to make hard choices.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them.

Power grows through prudent use.

...roll back the specter of a warming planet...

Our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.

People will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

The world has changed, and we must change with it.

A new era of responsibility.


I'm all fired up and ready to go!

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