A Dead President

Tonight, President Obama's political power officially died.

So too died the atrocious Obamacare, Obama's Cap and Trade, Obama's immigration reform- basically Obama's whole legislative agenda.

In effect, it's the best thing that could happen to him. It saved his legacy. Just ask Bill Clinton what Newt Gingrich's House did for his Presidency.

To recap- in the past year Obama went to Copenhagen to win the Olympics. And Failed. He headed to Virginia to campaign for Creigh Deeds (I got stuck in the traffic in McLean) and failed. And he went to New Jersey to support John Corzine. Failed again. Then, in a scramble amidst the Haiti crisis, Obama went to Massachusetts to woo the Chowdah Heads with his non-negro dialect.

And failed.

Remember- this is the the man who is a "a honey-tongued Frankenfusion of Lincoln, Gandhi, Cicero, Jesus, and all our most cherished national acronyms (MLK, JFK, RFK, FDR)" according to New York Magazine. Evan Thomas was awed at how he stood above us "like a god".

Not a very strong god. Or at least, not a long lasting god. I mean it's only been 364 days... and the "god" cannot deliver a win in Teddy Kennedy's hometown?

I hope you had a good year, President god. Welcome back to earth.

And mortality.