Gail Collins tomorrow looks at the Dem speeches last night and the return of the Big Dog tonight. Who said there are no 2nd acts in American life? Bill is on #12 now. His non-approval rate is now 27%--some internet video kittens have worse numbers.
Nick Kristof distributes his first-term report card on Obama. Gives him mainly Bs and an A. But an "F" for communication. "A president’s central job is not policy wonk but national team captain. There Obama failed us. He has not made the case for his policies, nor has he comforted the nation as Franklin Roosevelt did in his fireside chats. Presidents always campaign in poetry and govern in prose, but the prose doesn’t have to be chilly Latin! In short, we have a mixed picture, not as triumphant as the Democrats in Charlotte, N.C., claim, but still much better than many Americans give Obama credit for."
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