Listened to Obama's press briefing earlier about the BP oil spill, and it sounded like he'd been taking lessons from Rudy Giuliani. No anecdotes about his daughter, just statements of what is being done and acknowledging what needs to be done. That's the whole difference: showing that you're engaged, and you're aware of the people who are hurt and the problems ahead and are working on them. If he had done this earlier, he wouldn't be in this mess. This is what his job is. Quit trying to transcend it.