Every Now And Then, A Presidential Candidate

Barack Obama Won A Second Term But No Mandate. Thanks In Part To His Own Small-bore And Brutish Campaign, Victory Guarantees The President Nothing More Than The Headache Of Building Consensus In A Gridlocked Capital On Behalf Of A Polarized Public.

Obama Will Learn From His Mistakes.

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.

It's An Appeal As Old As America And Its Presidency: This Is An Extraordinary Country Populated By Hard-working, Big-dreaming, Freedom-loving People Graced By God When They're Not Pulling Themselves Up By The Bootstraps.

Obama Might Do Well To Remember That His Fast Rise From The Illinois State Senate Was Due In Large Part To An Uncanny Ability To Make Friends And Find Mentors.