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A Surprising Inauguration Speech

Michael Gerson, The Washington Post | January 21, 2009

Now that the long-awaited inauguration of Barack Obama has been and gone, it is time to evaluate the first words of the new US president. ++ The speech appears poor in terms of language and one is surprised that “Obama the writer” would make repeated use of such clichés as "rising tides" and “nagging fears.”++ But the speech is rich in substance. ++ Indeed, President Obama came across as a “conservative revolutionary” who bases social and economic improvement on the revival of America’s traditions and moral virtues.