I don't know if you saw the lead editorials in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle on Monday and Tuesday, but if Jim Lawrence and Tom Tobin aren't getting paid by the Obama team, they should be.
Monday's editorial told us that Obama was being like FDR and going over the heads of the regular media by doing appearances on Leno and 60 Minutes. Actually, Obama was just going back to campaigning, which he's good at to get away from governing which hasn't worked out so well so far.
On Tuesday, the editors were effusive in their praise of Obama's performance at his press conference. We were told that he showed a mastery of issues and gave thoughtful responses. The AP wasn't so sure. On page 2 of the paper, the AP story ran asking if Obama was trying to have it both ways on the economy. Meanwhile, John Hinderaker and Scott Johnson at Power Line were not impressed. They both described Obama's remarks as "disingenuous". That's a nice way of saying they think he's lying.
I happen to think that Obama prefers campaign mode because he can make statements that cannot be verified. His problem is that the campaign is over and the facts of governing can't be glossed over. He can no longer be all things to all people, but he sure keeps trying to convince us that he can.
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