At 9:33 (scary property initiative time), Jim McDermott takes the stage to deliver a sincere, civic-minded mushmouth lecture:

“Tonight is really an exciting night because we’ve reestablished the checks and balances that the Founding Fathers had in mind. This is not going to be an easy session, but I think the Democrats are ready, after twelve years in the wilderness, to [come back?].”

Is that a Scripture reference I spy?