Obama's sound stands out more than his look

Much has been made about Barack Obama being the first person of color to get elected President.  To me, what has stood out more are his skills as an orator.  He's arguably the most charismatic speaker in the White House in my lifetime.  Believe me, I'm a fan of "The Great Communicator" Ronald Reagan, but Obama has a more youthful exuberance that the 70 year old Reagan just couldn't have.  Perhaps Obama's oratory skills shine due to the sharp contrast of his predecessor's skills - or lack thereof.

His last couple of speeches were more on the "doom and gloom" side, which was a little disappointing.  I'd been looking to see something more reminiscient of FDR's "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself".  I think we got that tonight.  Whether you agree or disagree with his position on things, I don't think you can deny that he comes across confident, inspiring, intelligent and in-touch with the situation.  The political debate comes in the policies put in place.

He seemed to "promise the world" on his set of initiatives, which sounded inspiring.  I think he got so good at campaigning, he doesn't want to stop.  Which is why we heard great rhetoric without specifics.  But he's smart enough to know the public is bored with specifics anyway, they just want a guy in charge who has some kind of vision he's working toward.  That's the essence of leadership.  It doesn't really matter what he promises anyway since you're ultimately judged on what you actually accomplish as President, not everything you promised.  

Can he accomplish all he promised?  Personally, I'm struggling with the math.  Not sure how you can increase government programs while simultaneously cut spending to go along with declining tax revenues from a contracting economy.  But that's for the political pundits on Fox and CNN to debate.  In times of crisis, action in any direction always wins out.