Obama's appearance on The Tonight Show went well enough…but those things always do. If Dick Cheney went on, he'd probably do okay. The President is probably already regretting his "Special Olympics" quip not because it was insulting to the disabled but because it gives his detractors something to scream about and try to build one of those bogus equivalence arguments. You know, all presidents make mistakes. Bush got us into an unnecessary war and ran it badly, costing countless lives and dollars. Obama may have offended some handicapped people. It's all the same.
I used to wish politicians wouldn't go on shows like that. I felt they needed to face real questions and not be allowed to come across like nice, funny guys in a safe venue. But lately, they don't face real questions on Meet the Press or other shows of that sort. So maybe it doesn't matter much anymore…