All call for the US to be universally part of the world, fighting for democracy. All call for us as a people to be One people, a unifying message. I'm sure Obama's speechwriters want the legacy, so that when this speech is replayed by cspan-of-the-future it will again bring a tear to our eyes in its universal appeal to the human condition, need to be part of a country we can be proud of, need to be part of the world order and creating order out of entropy in the world.
Reagan spoke about all of us. Even Clinton spoke about individual responsibility.
At one time I thought Obama was inspiring, maybe Monday he will suddenly realize a legacy is not founded on championing class warfare, but on unity. Not founded on berating your enemies, but in doing the biblical thing and meeting them. We shall see.
It has got be beyond optics.
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