New at Reason: Michael C. Moynihan on Obama's Lame SOTU

January 26, 2011

State of the Union speeches generate much buzz amongst the Washington press corps, most of whom won’t remember its contents in three months, and little from the American public, most of whom understand that politicians excel at reading empty, contradictory, and frequently baffling promises from a teleprompter. And as Michael C. Moynihan writes, President Obama didn't disappoint, offering a half-hearted paean to the free market while insisting that it is government that spurs innovation.

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