I watched the President’s speech last night for about fifteen minutes, and it seems I was not the only person who tuned out. From the left and the right, bloggers noted how boring the speech was. The one thing that liberals and conservatives agree on, however, is that the speech was right to have been long and boring. On Digby’s Hullabaloo, tristero titled his post, “The Afghan War Gets The Speech It Deserves.” How could Obama have been eloquent with speech on a pointless war? At FrumForum (formerly NewMajority), David Frum has a different reason:
Good. What’s needed now are not oratorical flights, but clear plans that give assurance of success. The president presented the details of both plans and purpose, mission and strategy.
