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There are very few people, on either side of the aisle, who think President Obama did himself any good in his first Oval Office speech last night. Before we get into what we like to call the "optics" of the speech, let's stipulate that no one wants this oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to continue one second longer than necessary; and that includes the President. Let's also stipulate, as T. Boone Pickens said on Larry King Live last night, if anyone knew how to stop this thing, they'd be in there doing it. Then, let's stipulate that no...