I'm in lecture-writing mode today and am not really supposed to be looking at the blogs. But I couldn't resist clicking on a link that my dad sent to me to Victor Davis Hanson at NRO Online. Hanson writes,
The latest polls reflecting Obama’s near-collapse should serve as a morality tale of John Edwards’s two Americas — the political obtuseness of the intellectual elite juxtaposed to the common sense of the working classes.
For some bizarre reason, Obama aimed his speech at winning praise from National Public Radio, the New York Times, and Harvard, and solidifying an already 90-percent solid African-American base — while apparently insulting the intelligence of everyone else.
He goes on to explain that Obama's speech was the worst speech ever and that all the non-brie eaters hate his guts now.
Did I miss a major story? Is Obama out of the race? So, I ran over to check the headlines at the Times. No headlines. The opinion writers both talked about Obama, but nothing about a "near-collapse." Herbert thinks it was the best speech ever, but many people might miss the point. Brooks is wondering why Hillary doesn't resign already.
Maybe Hanson is confused.
