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Not Reassuring When Weathermen Say 'today Will Be Terrible But Don't Worry It Won't Be As Terrible As Tomorrow Or Friday.

Three Explanations Dominate Speculation About What Obama Is Up To. The First Is That He's Trying To Lay The Groundwork For His Successor, Presumptive Nominee Hillary Clinton. The Second Is That He's Trying To Pad His Legacy. The Third Is That He's Trying To 'troll' Or Bait The Gop Into Debating His Agenda Rather Than Pursuing Its Own. All Are Plausible, And None Necessarily Contradicts The Others.

A Week After His State Of The Union Address, Political Observers Are Still Trying To Figure Out What President Obama's Game Is. That's Because Rhetorically And Substantively, He Seems To Be In Another World.

The Government Cannot Love You, And Any Politics That Works On A Different Assumption Is Destined For No Good.

Governing Involves Choosing And Making Choices Between Competing Goods.