Two distinct kinds of thinking

Muddled:

The heart of the problem, experts say, may be that no one person or agency is truly in charge of making sure that the United States has an adequate vaccine supply.

Clear:

QUESTION: Do you wish him [Castro] a speedy recovery?

MR. BOUCHER: No.

The amazing thing is Boucher works for the State Department. I'm not a State Department hater, but still, you don't usually see that sort of talk out of them.