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Why? Because, for over two years, I've read Glenn Greenwald. He always seemed to have faith (when few did, including me) that the American public could get beyond sound bytes and understand and do the right thing. For some damned reason, that kept me going. Then, slowly, came the evidence. Just look through these pages to see it – the netroots having a measurable effect, House Democrats (even many Blue Dogs) rejecting telecom immunity, a Democrat winning in Hastert's district. That's only a few recent examples. The list goes on and none of it happened without a lot of Americans understanding more than sound bytes.
I now believe that enough of the American public are capable and willing to “step up and receive the speech in the same spirit in which it was given.” I'll even go further – I believe that Obama's speech will have a positive effect on and will help hearten many Democrats in Congress. We're getting somewhere, after all.
