Sunday, August 22, 2010
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Jeff Jacoby: Lighten up, Mr. President - '...Americans like their presidents to relish the job they've been entrusted with. It's not an ideological thing. Politically, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were controversial and even polarizing, but both inspired -- and continue to inspire -- a deep and durable public affection. Is it just a coincidence that both exuded an irrepressible optimism about life and a sunny enthusiasm for the nation that elected them? By contrast, you come across too often as irritable and self-pitying. It's not attractive, and it's not winning you the admiration of the American people. Lighten up, Mr. President. You've got the job of a lifetime. Enjoy it.'
