Barack Obama elevates the standard

The more I watch Barack Obama, the more impressed I am by his intellectual capacity. You just don't expect to see political leaders communicate with the clarity that Obama does.

I'm saying this after watching his questioning of Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker. He wrapped up with the fundamental question that the Bush Administration has failed to answer. What does victory mean? What are our goals? What are we trying to achieve?

Needless to say, Petraeus and Crocker didn't answer. In fact, they were nearly speechless.

How can we ever expect to leave if we don't even know what we're doing there?