Follow-up

I got a real kick out of this Obama quote, cited in a recent New Yorker article:

Marty Nesbitt remembers Obama’s utter calm the day he gave his celebrated speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, in Boston, which made him an international celebrity and a potential 2008 Presidential candidate. “We were walking down the street late in the afternoon,” Nesbitt told me. “And this crowd was building behind us, like it was Tiger Woods at the Masters.”
“Barack, man, you’re like a rock star,” Nesbitt said.
“Yeah, if you think it’s bad today, wait until tomorrow,” Obama replied.
“What do you mean?”
“My speech,” Obama said, “is pretty good.” ♦

Talk about confidence. I don't actually have much to say about the speech itself, but what a great quote.

If there's anyone reading this who still hasn't seen the "pretty good" speech, it's here.