MB Civic

By Richard Cohen | Tuesday, August 25, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…Americans are becoming convinced that Afghanistan will cost lots of lives and that health-care reform will cost lots of money — and both will have paltry payoffs or none at all. Teacher, please explain. Obama cannot — or, to be both fair and precise, he has not been able to. This is because of an insufficiency I have noted previously — his distinct coolness, an above-the-fray mien that does not communicate empathy…”….BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082402469_pf.html