Our friend of wowOwow.com, Charlie Rose of the all-encompassing and erudite talk show on Public Broadcasting, gave us a great kickoff when this site started. Like the rest of thinking America, we gain so much watching Charlie mount intelligent interviews night after night. But not too long ago, Charlie presented the Washington columnist, commentator, George Will, in a talkfest that was highly unusual.

Mr. Will, an intellectual of the William Buckley stripe, made news by – ta, da! – being upbeat. We have edited out some of this interview, but savor the body itself. Because, in these days of doom and gloom and Cassandra-like bad news, George Will surprised us with his optimism. (Of course, it’s not all optimistic and we may not always agree with Mr. Will.)

Click here for the transcript, which Charlie was kind enough to share with us.

And here’s the video from the show.

I’d like to know what you think. Let’s hear it from the teachers out there. Did these thoughts from Charlie Rose and George Will make you feel better or worse?

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