Gordon Stewart says Obama 's second inaugural speech made up for the mistakes of his first . Stewart : Obama spoke as a leader who is prepared to make choices and fight for them . He didn't just talk about how he was going to do things, but what he would do if elected president. Nor did our president chide us to put away `` childish things '' by seeming to describe deep differences over `` perpetual war , '' climate change , immigration , equal rights , voting rights , rights to decent wages for honest labor and rights to `` basic measures of security and dignity '' as `` petty grievances . '' Stewart : Both Obama 's supporters and opponents have a clearer idea of what he will do next .
Gordon Stewart says Obama 's second inaugural speech made up for the mistakes of his first . Stewart : Obama spoke as a leader who is prepared to make choices and fight for them . He didn't just talk about how he was going to do things, but what he would do if elected president. Stewart : Both Obama 's supporters and opponents have a clearer idea of what he will do next .