[r9etb]

His speech was empty and devoid of any actual content other than platitudinous esoteric feel-good-isms.......

Which is, politically speaking, very much beside the point. He seems to have addressed the issue, and since a lot of folks are pre-disposed to be sympathetic toward him, that will be enough.

This speech helped Obama a great deal.

[Red Badger]

Yes, in the words of George Stephanopolous, “To a Democrat, saying something about a problem, is the same as doing something about a problem.”................