My husband and I watched the President's speech at the Press Corp annual dinner, and I was struck by how poised and balanced he has become. He joked, but very carefully, and he made certain a lot of the jokes were at his own expense. He had the right amount of dry deadpan delivery, and he took his time. There were a lot of pauses between vignettes. He has become a measured man, and that suits a President. Eight years have both lightened him up and given him gravitas.
We all hope the burdens of adulthood will garner us wisdom and circumspection. But we see in the media many an elderly statesman without either. No guarantees. But Obama has learned. I am not privy to exactly what he's learned, but the change is apparent. Perhaps he thought he'd change America, and history will tell that tale, but HE has changed. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it looks like for the better. I believe there it is a good bet that he will be treasured and missed after he's retired. I'm thinking his legacy is assured. And his measured speech is what I'd name first.
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