written on February 25th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
Last night I listened to President Obama’s address to Congress and admittedly I wanted to be impressed. Though not in agreement with his thinking in many areas, my perception of his ability to mitigate a decade of misdirection is high. The man’s a good orator; his topics are timely and proposed solutions are to the point and honest. The honesty of not painting our tough issues with a rose colored brush was refreshing and in a time of extreme partisan polarization offered a spark of hope that things could change. Admittedly, his framing of the issues and honest depiction of the solutions was eloquent and impressive.
But before, in haste, I fall on the sword of rhetoric I remembered another inaugural address from eight years ago. This administration will embody “a new commitment to live out our nation’s promise through civility, courage, compassion, and character.” We will “show purpose without arrogance…Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is a determined choice of trust over cynicism, or community over chaos.” Even as these uplifting words were being delivered eight years ago, that new administration was in the process of demonstrating that its intentions were less than compassionate and more than conservative.
It’s with sadness that I withhold judgment of this new set of lofty ideals. The proof is in the “putting” our money where his mouth is.
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written on February 25th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
Last night I listened to President Obama’s address to Congress and admittedly I wanted to be impressed. Though not in agreement with his thinking in many areas, my perception of his ability to mitigate a decade of misdirection is high. The man’s a good orator; his topics are timely and proposed solutions are to the point and honest. The honesty of not painting our tough issues with a rose colored brush was refreshing and in a time of extreme partisan polarization offered a spark of hope that things could change. Admittedly, his framing of the issues and honest depiction of the solutions was eloquent and impressive.
But before, in haste, I fall on the sword of rhetoric I remembered another inaugural address from eight years ago. This administration will embody “a new commitment to live out our nation’s promise through civility, courage, compassion, and character.” We will “show purpose without arrogance…Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is a determined choice of trust over cynicism, or community over chaos.” Even as these uplifting words were being delivered eight years ago, that new administration was in the process of demonstrating that its intentions were less than compassionate and more than conservative.
It’s with sadness that I withhold judgment of this new set of lofty ideals. The proof is in the “putting” our money where his mouth is.
Tags: compassion, Congress, conservative, President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, US House of Representatives, US Senate
This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at 3:44 pm and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.