The problem with the speech was it was too much focused on international policy and not enough on his vision for America. I really did not see the crowd get overly excited about anything Bush said. I like Bush, but he has never given a speech that really lifts you up and gets you proud to be an American and optimistic about the future like Ronald Reagan could.
I guess you missed his speech before the Congress on 9/20/01 then? ("This is our mission and our moment...")