Former President Obama just granted access to the Oval Office (and the nuclear football) to his antithesis, and I’m not referring to their political ideologies. President Trump’s short “Hello” inaugural address was a counter to Obama’s long “Goodbye” farewell address, and tells us how we can expect to be governed over the next four years, just as last week’s farewell address summed up the past eight.

Obama spoke eloquently and at great length in his Chicago farewell address. He discussed motives and considered outcomes. Many think he was all talk and no action while president. In contrast, Trump takes the “Wham! Bam! Thank you, ma’am!” approach: Short sentences, simple words, yuuuuge promises. He seems to want to get to work because there’s a lot of work to do.