A few thoughts after a very long and I thought flatly delivered speech by President Barack Obama:

1. He's not going to pivot towards the centre...

2. Obama realises many people find him too cool and detatched...

3. The speech was uninspiring.

4. He paid lip service to getting health care through Congress but he knows it's dead.

5. A consistent theme from now until November will be that Republicans are rejectionists and it's all their fault...

6. Obama has stopped blaming Bush all the time by name.

7. It's remarkable how much of a back seat nationals security issues are taking given that the US is engaged in two wars.

8. Obama berating Republicans for being oh-so political simply won't wash.

9. It was pretty classless to berate the Supreme Court while Democrats all around them leapt to their feet cheering and guffawing.

10. This speech won't change the current political dynamic...