"Living Up To Our Children's Expectations"

This has been a busy week for me.  even having a snow day on Tuesday did not allow me enough time to process the loss that occurred   in my professional life  a week ago and in our nation on Saturday.   I did finally take the time to listen to our President's speech on the Arizona tragedy just now.   It is a speech that once again,  is excellent.  I predict that school children in the future will be memorizing the words of President Obama as they memorize the words of past presidents now.  He has stated many meaningful phrases over the past few years and I am sure he will continue to do so.  During this speech, while being  careful not to  place the blame on any one entity,  he mentioned debating the way we interact with one another,  the way we manage gun laws,  and the way our mental health system works, all as areas that would be appropriate to debate as a result of this sad event.  The following quote sums up one of the points in his speech.  "only a more civil and honest public discourse can help us face up to our challenges as a nation".
In closing,  in case anyone else missed his speech,  the video of it follows.