I’m a big Jim Leach fan.  I was sorry to see him get beat.  His speech, on paper, is compelling — as an op-ed. But his presentation is awful.  He’s a college professor, not a stemwinder.  In addition, he’s too academic.  He’s not connecting with his audience.  In fact he’s losing him.

Here’s a good example:  “the portfolio of challenges.”  Nobody is going to know what that means.

Best line:  “Little is more dangerous to this country than more of the same.”

This is the Democrats Zell Miller?  Joe Lieberman?  They couldn’t get Hagel or Chafee?  And remember, I’m a Jim Leach fan.

But hey, he’s better than Nancy Pelosi.

I’m beginning to wonder whether the Obama campaign vetted these speeches.

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