Everyone is talking about Richard Cohen's Obama column: To a large degree, Obama became president on the strength of his eloquence. To a large degree, that is what has deserted him. He is out of words because he is out of ideas. Consequently, he ought to listen to others. They're not the ones who are popping off. He is. First of all, I like Mr. Cohen.  He is the kind of respectful liberal you can have a cup of coffee with.  We may disagree on this or that, but he doesn't call you a racist or homophobe.  My question to Mr. Cohen is simple: what voice were you hearing in 2008 that I didn't hear?  I heard Senator Obama telling people what they wanted to hear – i.e., it's all Bush's fault.    He spoke in mindless generalities such as "hope and change."  He said nothing specific.    For example, he promised to close Gitmo but didn't say where he'd send the...(Read Full Post)