The room-lighting smile:

For a mind that always thinks: 

For preventing a second Great Depression:

For the humor:

for bringing the number of women in the Supreme Court to 3

For making the White House the people's house:

For 1.1 million jobs created in 2010, more than the entire 8 years of George Bush:

For the love of people:

And family:

For the First Lady:

For health care reform:

For leaving the past behind:

and the world liking America again:

For quietly and calmly dealing with crisis after crisis,

even when not responsible for them:

For being cool:

And formidable:

And curious:

And imperfect:

And comfortable in his own skin

And compassionate:

And an inspiration:

For saving the auto industry and at least 1.4 million jobs:

For caring about the troops:

And understanding the horrible price:

And bringing 100,000 men and women back from Iraq:

For facing the most difficult and loneliest job in the world

with grace, dignity, honesty and purpose:

And despite all the hate, pettiness, racism, corruption and immaturity around;

still being the most 'for the people' president in decades,

 And being the voice of intelligence at the other end of the line!