So now the President of the United States and the Speaker of the House cannot manage to avoid a public spat over the scheduling of a Presidential address to Congress? Almost irrelevant who is to blame, although I am hard pressed not to look at the President’s staff and wonder what the hell is going on there! No advance discussion with the Speaker’s office, and scheduling a major speech on the night of a Republican debate? Sorry, but the President’s staff gets a failing grade there. James Downie over at the Post gets it right. Wondering why confidence is not high about Washington’s ability to produce workable ideas for the American economy? Look no further than this buffoonery.