Obama gives strong appeal for health reform

I just listened to President Obama's national address, and he impressed me much (ok, it's a tie now between him and Roger Federer's tennis). Obama successfully balanced a line between reason and emotion - reasoned argument for his plan with emotional appeals to Ted Kennedy and American history. He was comprehensive in outlining the key points of his plan and addressing the main controversies, although I thought he could have given a more detailed and less rhetorical response to some of the main criticisms, esp. regarding the public option. Overall, I thought the speech was very clear and comprehensible for the average viewer on TV, which is very important. The response from Congress was obviously mixed but Obama did well to acknowledge and reach out to key Republicans. I believe he has built a good foundation with tonight's speech and it will now depend on Congress and members of public, including us, to push health care reform to fruition.