Posted by Jed Lewison on Sat Nov 22, 2008 at 11:24 AM Pacific

Fired Up

This is partly a housekeeping note, and partly just a meta, rah rah kind of note.

First, the housekeeping: I'm probably going to have a relatively light day of posting today, because I'm working on this video-related project that I mentioned a week or so ago. (It should be done in December sometime.)

Second, I just felt like saying that President-elect Obama's video address today has got me all fired up all over again. In the days immediately following the election, there was a natural sort of waning of intensity as the afterglow of victory receded. And then the distraction of the HRC and Lieberman dramas was disconcerting.

All this was taking place in a leadership vacuum created by the combination of George W. Bush's unwillingness to do anything to help the economy, and by the fact that Barack Obama does not get sworn into office for two more months.

But today, President-elect Obama stepped up to the plate and started to define the work that we must do. He didn't tick off a technocratic list of bullet points aimed at achieving small goals. Instead, he set forth a bold vision of creating 2.5 million jobs by investing in our in nation's infrastracture and by starting the process of building a new energy economy.

These are things we've needed to do for years and years, and finally the moment is arriving where will we move from simply hoping that they get done, to actually getting them done. And that's inspiring.

In a sense, this is the beginning of his presidency. Sure, he won't put his hand on the Bible for several more weeks. But he's laying out what will happen as soon as he steps into the Oval Office. I can't wait.

Fired Up

This is partly a housekeeping note, and partly just a meta, rah rah kind of note.

First, the housekeeping: I'm probably going to have a relatively light day of posting today, because I'm working on this video-related project that I mentioned a week or so ago. (It should be done in December sometime.)

Second, I just felt like saying that President-elect Obama's video address today has got me all fired up all over again. In the days immediately following the election, there was a natural sort of waning of intensity as the afterglow of victory receded. And then the distraction of the HRC and Lieberman dramas was disconcerting.

All this was taking place in a leadership vacuum created by the combination of George W. Bush's unwillingness to do anything to help the economy, and by the fact that Barack Obama does not get sworn into office for two more months.

But today, President-elect Obama stepped up to the plate and started to define the work that we must do. He didn't tick off a technocratic list of bullet points aimed at achieving small goals. Instead, he set forth a bold vision of creating 2.5 million jobs by investing in our in nation's infrastracture and by starting the process of building a new energy economy.

These are things we've needed to do for years and years, and finally the moment is arriving where will we move from simply hoping that they get done, to actually getting them done. And that's inspiring.

In a sense, this is the beginning of his presidency. Sure, he won't put his hand on the Bible for several more weeks. But he's laying out what will happen as soon as he steps into the Oval Office. I can't wait.

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