The Kids Are Alright

Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams documents her two daughters' reactions to President Obama's speech to school children today. Predictably, there were no accusations of communism or fascism:

...the most stinging criticism of the speech came from my younger child, who lasted 10 minutes before pronouncing it "boring," grabbing her Hannah Montana wig and leaving the room in a huff.

...As we shut off the TV, I asked my soon-to-be fourth-grader what she got from Obama's words. "It made sense," she said. "I'm going to try to work extra hard now because the president said it's good to do that and I trust him."

Seems harmless enough.