Perhaps We Should Wait Until His Second

If Mitt Romney Is Vanilla, Chris Christie Is Three Hefty Scoops Of Rocky Road Topped With Whipped Cream, Red Bull, And Gravel.

Climate Change Was A Point Of Division Between Obama And Republican Rival Mitt Romney. The President Declared Climate Change A Global Threat, Acknowledged That The Actions Of Humanity Were Deepening The Crisis, And Pledged To Do Something About It If Elected.

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.

A Concrete Agenda And Landslide Victory Might Not Even Guarantee A President His Mandate In A Capital As Polarized As Washington.

If History Is A Guide, A Victory For Obama Means He Faces The Prospect Of A Second Term Dogged By Scandal Or Inertia.