Quite frankly, it was incredible, and I am not using that word lightly. I will link the video clip here as soon as it is available.
My only hesitation comes from observing that once people are actually elected to office, they seem to change -- were they always just a pawn, or were they bombarded by certain immutable truths about the way the world works after they gain office? I wish I knew.
UPDATE: here's the video: