By Peggy Noonan - The Wall Street Journal
What weve got here is far worse than a failure to communicate.

There was drama at the White House this week when a man tried to hurl himself over the fence. But the Secret Service intervened and talked the president into going back inside and finishing his term.
Thats from Conan OBriens monologue the other night. It captures the moment pretty well. Mr. Obamas poll numbers continue to fall his position in the battleground states to deteriorate. From Politico: Obama emerges from the months-long debt ceiling fracas weaker