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Thursday, July 24, 2008


No Leg Tingle   [Kathleen Parker]

I haven't done a count yet — breathlessly awaiting Berlin transcript — but Obama's speech struck me as so riddled with clichés that even he was bored.  It seemed like his speechwriters went through a bunch of old speeches, pulled  favorite phrases and strung them together between a few poll-approved Big Ideas. I had  the weary feeling I'd been there and heard that. And Obama seemed to feel it, too.




 





 

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