Calling the "average working mom" during dinner.

Mr. Glib -- cross-legged, tieless and still talking about his two books, his "best education in the world", his "ascending to the highest office in the land" ... sits down while Miss Katie tosses some softballs ("Who he is, and What he stands for.")

The president seems particularly clueless when discussing his poor poll numbers, what "Michelle pointed out" -- his opinion of Americans' assessment of his job performance to date:

"And suddenly somebody calls ya on the phone in the middle of the dinner and says: "So, how's the President doing?" *heh heh presidential laughter* "I think their ... *laughing* their answer's going to be pretty self apparent. They're not gonna be happy. And they shouldn't be. So..."

"If we work hard, and stay focused on what matters to people in their day-to-day lives, and makes some -- occasionally -- tough decisions and the economy improves, and people's lives improve, then I think we'll do just fine and everybody will be saying,'what a connection President Obama has with the American people' which is what they were saying ... a year ago.

So is it me? Did you sniff out any type of credible plan in there, or does such happytalk just confirm your suspicions that the guy has no clue the job he was elected to do? Hello? Dow under 10,000 and no happy signs ahead. Still, it's good Michelle downplays the polls -- just a bunch of working women fielding calls during dinner. Once this economy thing picks up, you'll like me -- really, really like me -- once again.

Yesterday ... all my troubles seemed so far away...