He is an excellent speaker, no doubt. However, he also spoke of hope. The last election was one of fear. This truly was a speech about hope, about what is possible in the future. He spoke of patriotism, of love for this country, for his family, and his plan to fix what he sees broken.

And yes, SC, when he said that in 10 years, we will end our dependence on foreign oil, it was very reminiscent of JFK's pledge that we would have a man on the moon by the end of the decade.