How Many Obama WH Grunts Does It Take To Summarize Thomas Friedman?

Mike Allen Politico:  Obama’s spokesman told reporters Monday from Martha’s Vineyard that No. 2 on the president’s list was Tom Friedman’s environmental bestseller ‘Hot, Flat, and Crowded.’ The only problem? Obama was reading the same book, talking about it, even quoting from it a year ago on the campaign trail. At an event in Flint, Michigan, last September, the Washington Independent noted that [Obama had told the community-college crowd that] the book was ‘on his nightstand.’

Slate's John Dickerson predicted Monday:  "I bet Obama doesn't finish the Friedman."

Hey, John, you're right.  He hasn't.  He's "still working on it" after nearly a year.