Let's Keep Looking

Can you remember how you felt in high school? Picture yourself in your school auditorium at an assembly where a friend, someone you like but are not especially close to, is giving a speech to your entire grade. You like this person but don't always hang out with him. Oh sure, he's smart enough, but he could never cut it in any of your honors classes. Nevertheless, you sincerely want him to succeed. So there you are in your seat, surrounded by your best friends and there he is on the stage. As he begins to speak you immediately become uncomfortable and by the end of his second sentence, you're squirming . As he goes deeper into his talk you become more and more fidgety and start crossing your fingers, arms, legs and eventually even your toes in your mind. As he continues, your friends give you worried glances. You return those glances, trying to smile, but your smile looks fake. Now you feel as though you and your friend, The Speaker, are about to fall off a cliff and the only way out is for him to stop talking. Finally, after what seems an enternity, he ends his speech and your shoulders rise up and down in an ultimate sigh of relief.

How did you feel during the official Republican response to President Obama's address Tuesday evening?