Mike Gerson has a pretty smart column in the Washington Post today about the President’s political dilemma, given the current economic doldrums. Gerson starts with the coincidence of Obama’s visit to a Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, with the release of the latest dismal statistics:
Before Toledo, Obama’s main task was to take credit for a slow recovery. After Toledo, his main task is to explain and confront a stalled economy. The adjustment has not been easy.
A slow recovery requires a message of patience. A stalled economy demands an impression of action.