The Value of Truisms

The truism that the qualities one needs to become President are not the same as the qualities one needs to be President has never been so dramatically illustrated as it has been in the case of Barack Obama this week. . .well, at least not since it was so dramatically illustrated in the case of George W. Bush for eight years.

It’s easy to promise, it’s hard to deliver, and the list of undelivered promises made by Mr. Obama grows daily — from transparency, to changing Washington, to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, to closing Guantanamo, to. . .well, you know what I mean.

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