Act II

This afternoon President Obama holds a Q&A with America via YouTube. Which you can watch here at 1:45 Eastern.

One of the things I so enjoyed about Fridays Q&A is that it wasn't poll tested, it wasn't message oriented, or tv posturing. The truth in normal debates today both candidates are over coached and so very focused on poll tested themes that even the person you prefer is not fully realized.

Last Friday President Obama was not merely posturing, he wasn't attempting to stay on message, or simply trying to avoid mistakes as so often is the purpose of debates that result in the candidates talking past each other.

Hopefully we get more of that today. Hopefully we get more of that same kind of dialogue that began again on Friday.

This is one of the great assets this President possesses. The ability to carry on an adult conversation with the American people. This is not easy in the fast paced multiple challenge world in which Obama is the President. The American people are just as busy with just as many challenges (if not on the same scope). That may have one of President Obama's greatest failings over the last half of last year.

If I remember correctly Obama was out in front of the American people frequently in the first half of the year. To the point there were concerns of overexposure. I think the importance of this is that most people genuinely like President Obama when they see him and hear him. Except for the committed right wingers, most people like and trust him even when they do not agree with him. There is a sincerity and mutual respect that he exudes. We saw that Friday, while he was feisty at times he was always respectful, mature, sincere, and thoughtful.