The Best Performance by a President

In my memory, we have seen few presidential performances as good as President Obama's hosting the Medal of Freedom event this week. In addition to picking an amazingly impressive and diverse group (including four non-citizens), the symbolic impact of the event is incredible. His statement, that their lives reflect that greatness is determined by what we do more than by who we are was outstanding. It also, by the way, created an opening for us to think about his own remarkable accomplishments, without us knowing it.