FLOTUS Michelle Obama blows off the barn doors

By Pablo Fanque, ATIT National Affairs Editor



I have lived under eleven First Ladies, from Mamie Eisenhower to Michelle Obama.  A few of them I had a good vibe from but nothing like how I've felt about Michelle Obama--from day one. And tonight?  Wow.  FLOTUS blew the doors off the barn and rocked the house. Is this great, or what? Wisdom, grace, a little bit of fire, sadness, love, warmth and devotion, with a theme of compassion and giving running through it like a river.  

At long, long last, the Democratic office holders, who have been sitting on their hands, finally came out swinging. We hear often from people like David Axelrod and James Carville and other partisan surrogates from the inner circle. Tonight, we saw people who actually face voters themselves slough away their timidity and come out swinging. Mayors Castro and Rahm Emanuel, Governors Patrick and O'Malley, Ex-Governor Ted Strickland. Finally. At last. Standing fast. Standing tall.


Ed's note 1 [editor-in-chief jack]:
OK. It just gets better after tonight. Or is this just the celebratory Bourbon talking? From Day One, I've thought the first lady is critical to BHO's success. And she has never failed to be just awesome every step of the way.
Ed's note [2] - from Rahm Emmanuel's speech tonight:

"There was no blueprint for how to manual for preventing in global financial meltdown, an auto crisis, two wars and a great recession all at the same time. Believe me, if it existed, I would have found it."

"Each crisis was so deep and so dangerous. Anyone of them would have defined another presidency. We faced a once in a generation moment in American history, and fortunately for all of us, we have a once in a generation president."

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