Advice for Gibbs

Brad DeLong on what Gibbs should have said.

We hear the frustration. We understand it. We are frustrated too. Large pieces of our agenda have been completely stalled by procedural obstacles in the legislature. Large pieces have been enacted in imperfect form. We agree: the glass is not full. The economy, while improving, is still in bad shape. Global warming is unaddressed. Guantanamo Bay is still open. But while the glass is not full, it is definitely not empty. A realistic look should convince anyone that the glass is much more than half full...