Cagey?

In today's Times, David Brooks writes about the President's caginess. He takes great pains to insure us he doesn't mean dishonesty, but I read it as a criticism surrounded by a lot of good. He recognizes the necessity for compromise and altered courses based on circumstances but my feeling is that he challenges Obama's conviction and authenticiy and I kept thinking that he should have written about Mitt Romney a man with less conviction than any other recent pol I have seen. To be a Republican these days you must love oil, tax breaks for the wealthy and deregulation. In each of these areas, the President has shown incredible passion. He believes in alternate energy sources while embracing the realities of oil need and consumption. He has proposed fewer regulations than his predecessor, but they have some teeth to control financial recklessness. He has embraced tax incentives for small business and the middle class, while campaigning on a more balanced approach. There is no doubt that this President has looked at circumstances and counterbalanced the realities with his own personal views and convictions. It takes time to make change, Obama realizes this and to characterize him as a man without real passion is unfair and inaccurate. I honestly do believe Brooks admires and appreciates Obama, but he just can't let too much of this show through. Where are you Americans for reason and truth?