YES HE DID!

http://tumeke.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-presidential-victory-speech-you.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/opinion/05wed1.html?hp

Exorcism & Catharsis-
His triumph was decisive and sweeping, because he saw what is wrong with this country: the utter failure of government to protect its citizens. He offered a government that does not try to solve every problem but will do those things beyond the power of individual citizens: to regulate the economy fairly, keep the air clean and the food safe, ensure that the sick have access to health care, and educate children to compete in a globalized world. That is a start. The nation’s many challenges are beyond the reach of any one man, or any one political party.