He's Back

The headline was that President Barack Obama officially endorsed Joe Biden for President in 2020.  But this 12 minute video is much more.  It begins with the kind of message on the covid crisis that a President provides.  At last.  It continues with a personal summary about why Joe Biden would make the best President.   But then it goes on to a succinct indictment of the Republican presidency, within a progressive program for the immediate and farther future.  Plus a generous shout-out to Bernie Sanders.

In response to the covid crisis, President Obama called for "leadership that's guided by knowledge and experience; honesty and humility; empathy and grace."  And that leadership should extend beyond "our state capitals and mayors offices. It belongs in the White House."

So the voice we've been missing for almost four years is heard again.  He left the presidency as the most admired man in America, and guess what, he still is.  His silence was partly in service to uniting the Democratic party behind its nominee, and a New York Times article (for one) details how he did so successfully.  Now he's free to speak his mind, and he's not messing around.  We've needed this, particularly now. He's back.

Update: Washington Post gives the video itself a thumbs up review.