The Silly Season

In this week's Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama referred to the "silly season" in response to Sen. Hillary Clinton's charge of plagiarism. But the appellation applies equally to the current palaver about Obama's considerable oratorical skills. Come now, this is one discussion that we should not be having; for we have for the last seven years endured the current occupant of the White House, whose ineptitude as chief executive is outdistanced only by his remarkable ability to mangle the English language.