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obama's first inaugural ended with valley forge. in that great speech by obama, he talked about thomas payne's letter about the light of freedom, and, you know, how washington had payne's letter read to the troops another valley forge. so evoking valley forge has been part of the obama/biden, modus operandi for quite a while. >> the symbolism is understandable. these are pictures we're just getting in of the president and first lady, headquarters there. you know, george washington did unite americans during a tough winter of the revolutionary war. but i'm also reminded of a more recent presidential precedent, jimmy carter's famous or some may say infamous malaise speech where he said the erosion of confidence in the future is threatening to destroy the social and political fabric of america. now, i wonder if we're closer to that mood than what washington