Hard to say, but when Obama said this “For those who question the character and cause of my nation”. . . I sort of expected him to follow up with something like, look at the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg address, this nation’s contribution to winning WWI, WWII, the Cold War, etc. Instead, he said this: “I ask you to look at the concrete actions we have taken in just nine months.” He really imagines himself — to borrow the title of Allen Guelzo’s fine Lincoln biography — the redeemer president. Here’s my NY Post column on it today.