ABC NEWS: A LUKEWARM MILITARY RECEPTION FOR OBAMA? “As Obama entered the room it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping. The diners were polite; staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the President-elect to come to them to stand up. . . . Obama Transition aides say that Obama did not eat with the uniformed men and women – he ate at his beach home with his family and friends Christmas night.”

But Obama’s visit draws praise from Hugh Hewitt.