President Obama Hits Emotional High Note on Guns, not Jobs

President Obama brought his agenda back to the basics in the first State of the Union address of his second term, with a stripped-down economic prescription that bore the scars of four years marked by frustration.

But where he’s best-positioned to define his presidency is where he found his strongest emotion. Obama’s speech will be remembered for high points that drew on the imagery of the audience and this moment in time.