OBAMA’S SPEECH: It’s Deja Coakley all over again, writes Ed Driscoll. Nonsense. All those empty seats in the hall were to provide sufficient room for his awesomeness.

Plus, Victor Davis Hanson: ‘Like a Dog’: The Origins of Barack Obama’s Petulance. “Obama’s petulance, I think, more likely derives from a certain surprise — leading to anger — that originates from novel and sudden demands for accountability. Quite simply, no one has dared question Obama before — much less press him for deeds to match his mellifluous words. Did he really think he could talk his way through four years of the American presidency?”