Assuming that Congress will only listen to him if they’re all locked in the same room is probably an astute observation. I, for one, will definitely not be listening to him as long as there’s football, any other channel, a test pattern or a blank wall to stare at. I reached my ‘hopey/changey’ saturation point when he was standing in front of the styrafoam columns.
Sadly, during his speech, I will be rewatching “Plan 9 From Outer Space.”