The United States of America. The words meant a lot to me yesterday. Today they mean more. That’s what a president ought to do. I know not everyone enjoys partisanship, but that’s the very reason I think electing Barack Obama is so important.

I grew up on an Iron Range salvage yard. Today, my kids have a house without wheels and boundless opportunity. That’s America. That’s the whole darn point. I teach speech for a living. This was a great speech.