I wasn’t at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Des Moines last night, so I have no first-hand perspective. But I watched Obama’s speech today, and it was, as many observers say, better than Hillary Clinton’s. But was it actually good? It seemed that much of it was based on his assertion that he’s the best candidate because he’s the best candidate. For example, he offers

A party that doesn’t just offer change as a slogan but real, meaningful change, change that America can believe in. That’s why I’m in this race, that’s why I’m running for the Presidency of the United States, to offer change that we can believe in!

Well, there you go.

For her part, Clinton addressed criticism that no one knows where she stands. Nonsense, she said – she stands where she stands, which is where she’s been standing for years and where she will continue to stand if she is elected president. Got it?