ANN ALTHOUSE: Obama’s Speech to Kids Is Nearly 10x As Long As The Gettysburg Address (which was given to adults). Not ten times as good, though.

Plus this: “It’s not a discussion. He’s on television.”

And, from the comments: “Ha, this will play out exactly as I thought it might. My son adores Obama – entirely from things he’s heard at school. By the end of this, he’s going to think of the dude as just one more boring windbag.”