OBAMA'S PERFORMANCE – AT 7:14 P.M. ET:  One of the striking things about today's health summit was Obama's performance. 

The record shows that the president spoke longer than all the Republicans put together.  In fact, when added to the time he gave to other Dems, the Democrats had twice the amount of time as did the Republicans.  Not exactly fair and balanced. 

In addition, Obama got snippy on several occasions, especially when dealing with John McCain, at one point reminding McCain, who'd challenged him, that the election was over.  It was a disgraceful remark, but McCain remained humble.  Frankly, some Republican should have snapped back at Obama, and I think many Americans would have cheered.  Obama has never quite understood the difference between running and governing, and nothing he did today showed that he's attempting to learn.

Barack Obama has a particular kind of arrogance, born of the belief that he has some measure of undefined gift that all truly good people appreciate.  The only gift I've seen so far is a honey tongue.  The gift for governing was never delivered.

February 25, 2010