A low bar

How far have Americans fallen that when President Trump stands up and reads a bunch of platitudes and half-truths, we declare the performance to be a home run?

Talk about a safe space.

I’d like to see him judged by the measures we used to insist on for our political leaders rather than given the gentle encouragement one would expect of a child’s first attempt at public speaking.

This story was originally published March 1, 2017 at 8:27 PM with the headline "A low bar."