i think that there is oftentimes the impulse to suggest that if the two parties are disagreeing, then they re equally at fault and the truth lies somewhere in the middle. and an equivalence is presented which reinforces cynicism about washington in general. i thought it was fascinating because it sounded like a daily coast diary. and i don t mean that i mean that respectfully. i mean that in a way that that is something that people have been hip to in this for a while. and to hear the president actually say it making it to the associated press, i thought it was a fascinating bit of frontal assault. and he has learned. remember he wrote that diary and he took us on the left to task