A Total Wipeout

That's the opinion of one big name Democrat (who wishes not to be named in this Politico piece):

“He cannot save 2010,” the big-time Democrat is saying of Barack Obama. “It is gone. He must now concentrate on saving 2012. But the biggest fear of some of those close to him is that he might not really want to go on in 2012, that he might not really care.”

In my experience, the big-time Democrat has hardly ever been wrong. He does not dislike President Obama. On the contrary, like most big-time Democrats, he worked hard for his election in 2008 and would much rather see Democrats hold onto Congress this Nov. 2 than lose.

He just doesn’t think it’s going to happen. A few months ago, he told me Democrats could win the House in a squeaker and also retain the Senate. We talked again a few days ago, and things had changed.

“There is going to be a total wipeout, and it is totally going to be in Obama’s lap,” he said. “He should drop plans for Congress and plan for Nov. 3 and what he does next.”

It's funny that some Dems are openly talking about the idea that Obama might not want to run again in 2012. As one person suggested awhile ago Obama may actually be one of a very few people who think the presidency is beneath him - especially after all the problems he had once in office.

I read a quote today by Bill Gates that I think applies quite well to Obama:

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Obama has had once success after another - largely because he was in positions where there was little or no accountability and alway had the wind at his back. I believe that once in office he felt things would just naturally continue to go his way, and when they didn't, he was quickly out of his element.