Speaking of Speaking.

A couple of interesting speeches last night. Obama, our new president and Jindal, governor of Louisiana seen as the GOP Obama, and the apparent heir of the GOP.

Obama was good. I was thinking back to the old ToastMasters critiques that we used to do so long ago. How would I have rated Obama? Really can't say because I got lost in the world he created in front of me. But in retrospect his message was strongly written, coherent, logical, forceful, direct. It sequed from point to point and carried emotion from anger to triumph to comedy to joy. I hate to say this, but it was probably the best public speech I have ever seen.

Jindal, first of all, had the extreme bad luck to have to follow this masterpiece by Obama. He failed miserably. He was not in control of his logic or his rambling points, much less in control of the entire world as Obama had just seemed to be. He looked worried in a couple of places and even, I thought, a little scared from time to time.

This is not enough to finish Jindal's career. Politics is a strange and illogical being. One week can heal all wounds and can also destroy that which is totally invulnerable. But his performance does open up the running for the GOP leader. Perhaps the greatest casualty in seeing this newcomer fall so badly is that it will tend to promote the "old heads". Not McCain, but other bad guys like Newt or Jeb!.

Meanwhile, Obama has now placed himself firmly in the position as President of the United States. If he can run swiftly and not fall and can lead the way clearly, many will thrillingly follow him all the way to glory.