President Obama sought “common ground” during his speech in Cairo this morning. But American responses to the speech are already divided.

The White House said Obama’s speech contained no new policy proposals on the Middle East. [Obama] said American ties with Israel are unbreakable, yet issued a firm, evenhanded call to the Jewish state and Palestinians alike to live up to their international obligations.

At the same time, he said the same principle must apply in reverse. “Just as Muslims do not fit a crude stereotype, America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire.”

In a gesture to the Islamic world,…

Michelle Obama is speaking at the Democratic National Convention right now, talking about her love for her husband, her daughters, her family. The AP said her job was to show Barack Obama’s personal side.

The media has written at length about Obama as the product of an interracial marriage, how he grew up without a father, how he took a job as a community organizer in Chicago. We’ve heard about his efforts to quit smoking. But on Monday night, we heard his wife’s take on why her husband is the kind of man who should lead our nation. She spoke about…