Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The West Point Commencement Speech

Pundits on left and right have rained on the President's West Point foreign policy speech. We note WaPo's reaction in our post below. Our friends at Power Line have also weighed in with a negative response.

I decided to read the speech for myself, here at the White House website. My reaction - it isn't as bad as it has been painted. Of course, I spared myself the aggravation of listening to Barry deliver it; it was probably uglier when listened to.

I'll grant it was too long, too wordy, and too self-congratulatory. However, I didn't find myself disagreeing with much of the policy content. Draw your own conclusions.