Today, 200,000 "thirsty" Europeans came to the Victory Column in Berlin to get a "drink" from freedom's best representative in these times, the tall man from Illinois -- Barack Obama. And he did not disappoint. He filled each cup with an inspired message about the need for unity among nations "to protect our common security and advance our common humanity."
He made an indirect reference to Reagan when he talked about the need to tear down the walls between each other. "The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down."
It may have seemed over the top to some, even idealistic, but it was a beautifully crafted and eloquent philosophical speech about our need to come to grips with the common goals of "our shared destiny."
Soaring rhetoric dominated the speech interrupted frequently with cheers and applause. It was as if he is already President. Is it any wonder a new generation of youth are looking to Barack Obama as America's best hope for their future.
Neither John McCain nor German Chancellor Angela Merkel could have brought that many people together to hear them speak on any subject. That alone is a reflection of the "thirst" for leadership, true leadership on the world stage. Patience, dear friends at home and around the world; your "thirst" will soon be quenched!
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