A reader writes about last night’s awful address:
The president waits so long to speak to the public and when he speaks two points stand out: First there is no recognition–not even the slightest–of any failure by his administration in the process. Second he relies almost exclusively on fear to sell his medicine–not reason, not patriotism, not a sense that America as a nation will have to share some serious loss.
No accountability and fear: the two hallmarks of the Bush years. We truly need a real president soon.
The Dish 