Rhetoric

Alas, Obama's "inspiring" acceptance speech did not impress me. Any third-rate playwright could have written it. Filled with the usual idealistic cliches. Worse, it gives no evidence that he learned anything after facing four years of Republican obstruction. Same o same o won't do, Mr. President.

The goal should be to elect a Democratic House in two years. You do this by playing hard ball and showing the truth and publicly embarrassing the Republicans if they play the same old games. The public is on the side of the President but he has to play his hand and not cave. He should tell the people, Give me a Congress that will work with me! If the coalition holds, they will. The days of rule by white men is ending.

It's time to shit or get off the pot, Mr. President. Politics is ugly. Deal with it. FDR did. He's a good model.