Just this:
President Obama gives himself a grade of "incomplete" on the economy, citing the difficult circumstances he inherited upon taking office in 2009.
"Obviously we are still going through one of the toughest times that we've had in my lifetime," Obama told KKTV of Colorado Springs in an interview aired Monday, but he said his policies are helping turn things around.
Reporter Dianne Derby asked Obama, "your party says you inherited a bad situation -- you've had three and a half years to fix it -- what grade would you give yourself so far for doing that?"
Replied Obama: "You know I would say incomplete. But what I would say is the steps that we have taken in saving the auto industry, in making sure that college is more affordable and investing in clean energy and science and technology and research, those are all the things that we are going to need to grow over the long term."
And this:
Aides to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney quickly jumped on the "incomplete" remark.
No kidding. The Repubs are jumping for joy over Obama's self-takedown? Who would have expected.
Obama and the Dems (think about their response to the "better off now" question) are pathetic when it comes to messaging. The fact that they still don't get that nuance does not sell just amazes me. Just pathetic .... and so very disappointing.