Critical Condition Tom Shales, TV Critic, Asks By Kathryn Jean Lopez About Kathryn Jean Lopez Follow Kathryn Jean Lopez on Twitter September 10, 2009 1:33 PM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Email this article Print this article “Was it a mistake for Barack Obama — as political performer — to deliver his biggest speech yet on health-care reform to a joint session of Congress instead of as a fireside chat, or by some other mechanism that the president has at his disposal?” Could he have been that angry in front of a fireplace? Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Email this article Print this article Comments