On Tuesday night, as the sea of heads all moved in to greet President Barack Obama, our newsroom fell silent. Those on the staff gathered around and watched intently when not editing stories as our president approached the podium and waited for his introduction and the roaring applause to cease.

It was difficult to not listen in eagerly as he began his promising State of the Union speech.

Our president is one of many impressive orators who move many. From the moment he belts out his first few words to his last vehement sentences that often become swallowed by a chorus of cheers, audiences abroad are captivated, thrilled, angered and stunned.   

President Obama covered a variety of issues; however, he essentially focused on education and middle class economics.

He provided a definitive list of goals he believes we as a nation can accomplish. In his first few lines, we are sent back to a time of war, disaster and severe money depletion, and within those same lines he compares our recent past to our increasingly prosperous present.

President Obama has optimistic views on a solution for the abortion dispute and mentions that though many of us stand divided on the issue, it should not and does not matter because our goals should consist of creating alternatives to help improve the aspects we do agree on.

He uses enthusiastic language, which encourages all Americans to negotiate and find a space of mutual respect and equality.

And yes, ladies and gentleman, our president did use the one word the LGBT community has insisted should be included when referring to different members of their community: transgender.

The President also proposed an aspiring effort to make community college free for students who prove themselves responsible. This means earning and maintaining good grades and staying on track for graduation.

President Obama states the proposal would make two not only make college free and as accessible as high schools, but it would also reduce the cost of a four-year degree, and improve the quality of community colleges that enroll almost 40 percent of all undergraduate students today.

Our collective opinion stands thusly: this proposal could help ambitious students tremendously. While we have all been guaranteed success, we believe it is not sufficient to make empty promises to a public that craves change and betterment of this country. Therefore, we can only continue to harbor a strong sense of hope that the President’s words will eventually become a reality. Beautiful words should be accompanied with a desired plan of action.

It is important that all bipartisan individuals, the Administration, House and Senate should tranquilly congregate to address pressing matters. It has become clear that President Obama and the Republican Party stand allotted in the midst of decision-making; however, all parties should make an effort to place their differences aside. Though each group of individuals represent a particular set of beliefs, it is inevitable that they also share similar goals that will fundamentally restore this country’s wealth.

President Obama also uses examples from the past when Americans once came together as a whole in order to provide health care, education and security for families and especially children. Now is a time when we should have faith in ourselves. Mayhem is unleashed when we so stubbornly refuse the possibility of a once again fruitful and truly wholesome country. 

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.