Clearly, The Obama Presidency Hasn't Wiped Out

Got Good News And Bad News For You, Mr. President. The Good News Is That Chief Justice John Roberts Just Saved Your Legacy And, Perhaps, Your Presidency By Writing For The Supreme Court Majority To Rule Health Care Reform Constitutional.

A Presidential Debate Is A Job Interview. And Voters Look For Certain Traits In People Applying To Be President.

Shock, Confusion, Fear, Anger, Grief, And Defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, And For The Three Days Following The Worst Terrorist Attack On U.s. Soil, President George W. Bush Led With Raw Emotion That Reflected The Public's Whipsawing Stages Of Acceptance.

For A Man Who Has Compared Himself To Theodore Roosevelt And The Nation's Challenges To Those Of The Gilded Age, Obama Put Forward A Tepid Agenda.

Obama Is Capable - As Evidenced By His First-term Success With Health Care Reform. But Mandate-building Requires Humility, A Trait Not Easily Associated With Him.