Obama did four key things in the speech.

* He made the moral case for health care reform, referencing Senator Ted Kennedy many times throughout (read the Kennedy's letter to the president here), saying:

"We are the only advanced democracy on Earth – the only wealthy nation – that allows such hardships for millions of its people. There are now more than thirty million American citizens who cannot get coverage. In just a two year period, one in every three Americans goes without health care coverage at some point. And every day, 14,000 Americans lose their coverage. In other words, it can happen to anyone."

He made the reasonable case for bipartisanship

He demonstrated that he will no longer suffer fools:

And he provided the Congressional Progressive Caucus the cover it needs to pass a plan with a strong public option:

And as my parting gift, I give you a screen shot of Rep. Joe Wilson's Wikipedia entry before it was disabled a few moments ago.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58372028@N00/3904891239/sizes/o/

Good speech.