What the President Didn\’t Seem to Learn From the Shirley Sherrod Incident

The \”teachable moment\” cliché may be overused, as Jason Linkins observed the other day, but what the White House really needed this week was a learnable moment. The Administration and other leading Democrats had an opportunity this week to understand the nature of the opposition they face. The President\’s remarks about Shirley Sherrod\’s firing suggest that this \”learnable moment\” may have been lost. Let\’s hope not.