Words of a Great Orator

President Barack Obama is a great orator.  He proved it once again tonight when he addressed the Congress.  He had the Republicans on their feet applauding his words many times during his presentation.  Considering Republican opposition to most of the president’s proposals this was a big surprise.  The replay of various parts of his speech on CNN programs throughout the evening confirmed my view that he gave us another outline of the goals he set when he was campaigning in 2008.  As Joseph Stiglitz pointed out on CNN, “the devil is in the detail” and those details could derail his objectives.  Every thinking American wants the president to succeed because if he does all of us will too.