Although the most important words uttered last night may not have been a speech, but a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, we cats figured the President's address deserved a post of its own.
We have to say, we did not think the man we affectionately refer to in e-mail shorthand as BHO was this week's best speaker (although he was terrific). We're sorry, Mr. President — our hearts still belong to the man from Hope, who probably gave the greatest performance of his career. And your wife was no slouch, either.
But there are things that a former President, unleashed — or, for that matter, his unelected spouse — can do and say that a sitting President cannot. We cats are sure that we Democrats will host former President Obama at our 2020 convention and say, goodness gracious, what a fabulous speech, and weren't things wonderful when he was in office.
Otherwise, in a nutshell, here's our take on BHO Acceptance 2012:
The riff on "ask not" was neat. The emphasis on citizenship was also quite excellent (and Kennedyesque). Asserting that 2008 was about America and not him was a deft way of saying that all those vile epithets and negative ads that the Republicans have been hurling are aimed at us. (Yes, we should be insulted, and yes, actually, we are.) The President's analysis of the state of hope and change was a thoughtful, frank discussion of what we already knew — that governing is complicated and difficult.
But the most important part was this: "I'm no longer just the candidate. I am the President." That, and going after Willard Mitt Romney's bumbling trip overseas, made it clear to the world that the Republicans just don't have a clue.
That is something a sitting President can say — with complete authority. We cats PURR.
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