Amen

I’m reminded of Danny DeVito’s character “Larry the Liquidator” from the movie Other People’s Money, where he spoke at a shareholder’s meeting of New England Wire and Cable. The president of the company, played by Gregory Peck, had just spoke to the shareholders and told them they needed to trust him and hang in there -- staying the course -- and the company’s economic woes would turn around and return to profitability. After Peck sets down, DeVito gets up, grabs the microphone and calmly says “Amen”. Going on to say he didn’t know the local customs, but where he came from, they always said “Amen” at the end of a prayer. “And that’s what you just heard” he states, “A prayer”.
I believe that is what the President delivered the special session of Congress and the nation last night - a prayer. A prayer for his failed economic policies - a prayer for his political future - and a prayer for his chances for re-election in 2012. So I for one, would like to put the finishing touches on the President’s speech and say “Amen”.