He truly is the Ronald Reagan of the left: Confident, in control, and literate; offering high hopes and big aspirations.President Obama addressed a joint session of congress this evening, offering up a sober assessment of the tremendous mess left behind by the Bush administration, and a tough prescription for the bitter medicine we'll all have to swallow in order to clean it up.
If there remained any Americans out there still unsure about this guy - even after his decisive election, even after the naming of his cabinet, even after his administration's performance since taking office - tonight's speech surely put those reservations to rest. The bat shit wing nuts are gone, and the grownups are back at the helm.
