Obama’s writer
Jon Favreau is Barack Obama’s chief speechwriter, and a lot of people would probably say Obama’s chief weapon in this campaign. Mr. Favreau is 26 years old. In this brief Times profile, the young and talented Favreau offers no new insights into speechwriting. He just seems to be a normal guy with an understanding of language and rhetoric. Kids these days, I tell you.















Whoo-hooo!
Another vote for the humanities.
In a bipartisan mode, let me also raise up Mr Gerson, who rose on similar writing skills.
Hmm… for a minute, I thought it was this guy…