A Post Mortem On Obama's Speech

From Peggy Noonan:

"The central fact of the speech was the contradiction at its heart. It repeatedly asserted that Washington is the answer to everything. At the same time it painted a picture of Washington as a sick and broken place. It was a speech that argued against itself: You need us to heal you. Don't trust us, we think of no one but ourselves."

And the Democrats cheered every word of it. 

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James Taranto adds this:

"If the voters of Massachusetts sent a message, President Obama refuses to listen."