THE REAL SURPRISE...:

Obama’s disappointing speech (Clive Crook, 6/16/10, Financial Times)

I agree with much of the instant TV commentary: Obama’s address was surprisingly bad. He and his people made such a big deal of it–Oval Office and all–then when it arrived there was no there there. Nothing new. Hard facts were sparse, and in every case already well-known. I expected some new information. I expected at least a detailed, authoritative account of what was being done, and who was in charge of what. I thought there would be a more precise statement of what was being demanded of BP. He gave us none of this.

Then it got worse, with a lame, formulaic, campaign-style call for a clean energy policy.

...would have been a good speech.

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Posted by Orrin Judd at June 16, 2010 6:36 AM