Having recently watched several interviews with Peter Orszag, I’m struck at how well he communicates policy issues to the public.  Maybe it’s the boyish charm, or the endearing lisp (and did I spy a pocket protector?), whatever it is I find that he has a way of imparting confidence in his ideas without sounding forceful or too wonkish.

Given some of the reactions to the introduction of the budget, might it not be a good idea to send Orszag on the road?  A sort of travelling salesman, peddling a reformed health care system and touting the benefits of a cap and trade system.

Watch him in the News Hour interviews and see if you’re not won over.