Throughout his entire "career" he has shown the propensity to do one thing and say another. If you read into his background without his pretty words ringing in your ear, you will find a VERY VERY political person with an ego inflated beyond normal.

This President will have good times as a result of his pretty words, and in fact may do some good things, but you MUST keep looking at the big picture and what he is accomplishing.

It is very typical of his "career" to put the devil in the details as someone pointed out. We will live with those details in this country for many a year !

His saying to Sen Reid that he "had a gift", in my mind is alluding to the fact that every time he gets caught up, he is able to spin words to get out of the mess.....this is a good example.....he has turned this into a race thing AND IT WAS NOT...and he is trying so hard to be the good guy that brought everyone together !