Sometimes trouble blows up out of a clear blue sky. That's what happened to the White House yesterday. Coming out of the Democratic Convention, despite an uninspiring speech, President Obama had a united party and a comfortable bounce. While the economy was no great shakes, the President's stewardship of foreign affairs helped give his administration an air of competence and professionalism. At a time when war-weary and terror-wary Americans, buffeted by storms at home and upheavals abroad, want nothing more than a quiet life, "no drama" Obama was ready to campaign as a safe and experienced steward of the national interest...