I lead Impromptus today with some remarks on recent speeches by President Obama, concerning the Islamic State. My remarks are not complimentary, unsurprisingly. Neither is the below e-mail from a reader. It makes a very good point in an effective way.

Jay,
One of the ways Democrats in general, and Obama in particular, have criticized George W. Bush is to say that he was “arrogant” about the Middle East. He thought he knew best, and he was just a Bible-thumping Texan.
But in his speeches, Obama has told terrorists what is in their best interests — as he has done with Russia and other countries — and has even excommunicated people from a religion that is not even his.
Who’s the arrogant one?

Heh.