If he had given that same exact speech as president, I would have had a completely different reaction. There is validity to the point that he has done a good job of appearing "presidential" through this crisis. And he did a great job of calling McCain "panicked." That's perfect. But overall, the person who best captures the outrage of the average guy over this, I think will come out way ahead. That is not what a president necessarily does but that is what a candidate should do.
I have a lot more to say abou this on Monday, of course. But I found this discussion on here very informative.
By the way, I posted this on Daily Kos, Huffington Post and here. And this was by far the smartest conversation about it.
