I am about half deaf. In order to hear a speech I have to turn the TV up so loud that it really annoys my wife.

So I read transcripts, mostly. And the transcript of an Obama speech is like a double cheeseburger, hold the cheese, beef, tomato, onion and lettuce. And hold the, bread, mayo, mustard and ketchup, empty. An Obama speech is that burger. But empty sounds good if it’s well read. Empty ain’t so hot when it comes to saving our economy.