Counterproductive Protestations …

The President’s recent tweet that he is a “very stable genius” is reminiscent of Gov. Bush’s claim during the Republican Presidential debates, “And I do have the strength [to be President],” and – for those with longer memories – of Adlai Stevenson III’s declaration in 1982, “I am not a wimp.”  If one has to make this kind of protestation, one has already lost the battle …