Last Night at West Point...

Just for starters... here's why I watch Fox News:

Instead of MSNBC:

Is there a bigger twit in the teevee news biz than Matthews?  "Enemy camp," indeed.  What a frickin' maroon.  I'm amazed  that even moonbats find this asshat credible in any way, shape, or form.  Unless we're talking about tingles, of course.  He knows a lot about that subject and is more than willing to share. 

So... Didja watch the speech?  I did, granting The One a one-time exemption to my "Nobama" policy because of the gravity of the moment.  I give the man a B+ for delivery and a C- for content.  He said most of the right things in a properly presidential manner, included the de rigeur indirect and sanctimonious Bush-bashing, and... amazingly... used the royal "we" when talking about success in Iraq.  What incredible gall for a man who opposed Bush's Iraqi Surge, yet who is adopting the same sort of strategy in Afghanistan.  And he kept a straight face, too.  That said... I, like others, thought the speech was long on conditions and caveats and short on inspiration and motivation.  I don't remember hearing the word "victory" used... even once.  See if I'm wrong: the full transcript is here.  A final thought: the corps of cadets looked less than impressed to these tired old eyes.  Maybe I was seeing what I wanted to see... but perception, reality, and all that.

So... the West Point speech dominates the late night/early morning topics at memeorandum.  I read pieces from The Usual Suspects (around here, anyway) and particularly enjoyed Crittenden's, Kristol's, and Jennifer Rubin's take on things.