I caught the last half of it, and I wouldn't quite go that far. However, it was still painfully obvious that he's way out of his league.
While President Bush wasn't the greatest public speaker ever, he at least got the point across that he knew what he was talking about. Obama talks in circles, seemingly losing his train of thought while he's speaking, and he still talks on and on without saying ANYTHING. The little direct bit of answering he did was demonstrably false (i.e. "no earmarks in this bill") or completely illogical (i.e., the huge deficit is a big problem I inherited, so we'll spend an extra trillion or so--no problem).
When it came to military affairs, he conveniently omitted facts or sidestepped no-brainers. He described how GEN Petraeus was looking into a strategy for Afghanistan and it was being developed in cooperation with other folks. He didn't mention that GEN Petraeus had already recommended a surge that was to be announced last week, but Obama ordered it put on hold. In response to "will you allow photos to be taken of servicemembers' caskets," he just said he would take a look at the policy rather than stating an emphatic "NO!"
Anyway, I was highly unimpressed. No surprise.
Obama is desperate to show he is in charge. He IS ALREADY like carter. He has to control all. (carter even set the tennis court schedules)
I was sorta half bored, half shocked. Maybe a tad depressed.
"I've said before that -- you know, people have asked me, when did it hit you that you are now president? And what I told them was the most sobering moment is signing letters to the families of our fallen heroes. It reminds you of the responsibilities that you carry in this office and -- and the consequences of the decisions that you make."
Unlike George W. Bush, who quietly and without any fanfare WROTE letters to the families of fallen servicemen and women, I take President Obama at his word - that he merely SIGNS letters.