Friday, December 9, 2011

Barone: TR He's Not

Michael Barone, here writing for The Washington Examiner, examines the President's speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, and finds it embarrassingly wanting. Instead of echoes of Teddy Roosevelt's speech in that location, Barone finds factual errors, warmed-over policy ploys, and more tiresome, counterproductive class warfare. His conclusion stings:
Those who pride themselves on belonging to the party of smart people should be embarrassed.