Cribbed directly from trippedbreaker's LJ

A great speech today
Over the past few years, I've gathered a sort of reflex reaction to presidential speeches; whenever I think about the president giving a speech I invariably cringe inside, and honestly I can't bear to listen to them. I read summaries afterward, but actually sitting through them makes me embarassed, as I think about how people all over the world can listen in and wonder what on earth we were thinking four and eight years ago.

Today, I listened to a speech that contrasts so completely, it gives me hope for the future. Apparently there are indeed still some intelligent, articulate people in politics these days, and one of them is even running for president. I can only hope.

I haven't been able to sit through more than just a few minutes of speeches like these in a very long time. Tonight, I listened to the entire thing.