[Congressman Billybob]

FINALLY! The President is now pounding the American detractors with facts, facts, and more facts. He started off with a slug of American history, right out of the kind of history books that are no longer used in American public schools.

The simple truth is that WE had fits and starts, failures and even deaths, before we finally got it straight in our SECOND form of government, the Constitution. I was overjoyed to see him begin by giving that history, and even remind the listeners (and the ever-lazy American press) about the Articles of Confederation.

Fine speech, for those who bother to read it, listen to it, or even crack a history book as a result of it. (Are you listening, you editors and reporters at the NY Times?)

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "My Friend, Gene McCarthy, 1916-2005"

[not-alone]

I thought this was one of his best speeches in a long time

[Bahbah]

Are you listening, you editors and reporters at the NY Times?

Surely you jest, my friend.