Obama Will Learn From His Mistakes.

Obama Won The Presidency On The Strength Of His Message And The Skills Of The Messenger. Now The Talk Of Hope And Change Feels Out Of Tune When So Many Americans Are Out Of Work, Over-mortgaged, And Worried That Life Will Be Even Tougher For Their Children.

For A Man Who Has Compared Himself To Theodore Roosevelt And The Nation's Challenges To Those Of The Gilded Age, Obama Put Forward A Tepid Agenda.

Obama Considers Himself Above Deal-making And Back-slapping, Political Necessities He Often Delegates To Vice President Joe Biden And Other Lesser Sorts.

Climate Change Was A Point Of Division Between Obama And Republican Rival Mitt Romney. The President Declared Climate Change A Global Threat, Acknowledged That The Actions Of Humanity Were Deepening The Crisis, And Pledged To Do Something About It If Elected.

Most Political Journalists Come To Washington Because They're Snappy Writers, Big Thinkers, Or News Breakers. Me? My Ticket To The Big Leagues Had Little To Do With Talent. It Was Mostly About The Governor I Was Covering, Bill Clinton.