I pass this along, knowing full well that we should not get ahead of ourselves… but last night I had a dream…
It was October and during a presidential debate…
Barack Obama stood tall at one lectern and John McCain hunched over another…
Tim Russert asked yet again about “experience” and Barack Obama replied to that issue (and others) with a sound bite that secured the presidency with his answer…
He said:
“It is not simply the ‘political’ experience that you bring to the office, it is who you are, what you stand for and what our great country experiences while you are president that will ultimately matter. Some of our greatest presidents came to this moment with less time in Washington than I … even Abraham Lincoln had only two years as a congressmen before he began his remarkable tenure that transformed America. Now I know what you’re going to say John, “Well Barack, I knew Abraham Lincoln (the crowd erupted in laughter at this point) and you’re no Lincoln.” You’re right, John, Who I am is Barack Obama and I am ready, right now, to lead our nation to its greatest promise!”
The roar of applause woke me up…