alex. >> and in terms of the presidency, the president has faced rumors of his premature demise to butcher mark twain. but here he, is not only talk about a landmark decision but doing so in the context of what makes us americans with rhetoric that is as soaring as anything i have heard from him since 2008 reminding us of the country that we are. >> yes, this is what the president does best, reminding us of the country we are or the country we're supposed to be or the country that we project to the rest of the world. i had the same reaction as you did. i thought last night's speech was incredibly powerful and one that people can hear that this message is not a partisan message. it was an american message and reminding everyone about, one, why people persist in coming here legally or illegally. and, two, that we have to do something about the current system because it's unsustainable. and, three, reminding everyone that you know, the solution is there. the solution has been sitting in the house for 512 days, as he said last night and said just now and as astrid said in the president's introduction. al