Obama is smart enough to realize when he is veering into self-parody. Thus, the early campaign slogan of "hope" and "change" eventually gave way to "yes we can!" and other such rhetoric. He needed something fresh.

I would guess he briefly touches on the old slogans to give his supporters a familiar, comfortable feeling. But he will probably roll out a new slogan or two that he will really work and focus on (nothing this trite, but along the lines of "a new America"). These will be incorporated into the headlines tomorrow.

Has there ever been a President with such a mind for style?