SOTU music

THE president clearly won over MSNBC Hardball host and political barometer Chris Matthews with his State of the Union address. That probably means Obama won over most of working- and middle-class America tonight. Forget the speech lyrics – the talk of innovation, jobs, debt ceilings and global trade. Focus instead, as Matthews suggested, on the “music.” Obama looked commanding, a determined man confident in himself and the boundless promise of the nation he leads. He was as regal as he was plainly human. He was as prudent as he was reassuring. He was as realistic as he was hopeful. In short, he cemented himself as the American President most of us can embrace with pride. In closing, he said, “We do big things.” But lest we forget, one of the “big things” this nation has already accomplished is produce an American called Barack Obama.