It’s the economy, stupid/ Obama’s quest for a second term doomed by his own policies

Washington Times editorial  "Mr. Obama is hoping the killing of Osama bin Laden will silence his critics, but Mr. Bush had no luck resting on the laurels of his successful war against Saddam Hussein. The same Democrats who accused President George W. Bush of unfairly exploiting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for political gain will draw the bin Laden takedown like a gun to promote Mr. Obama. As former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton said, Mr. Obama’s taking personal credit for the bin Laden mission would be like Richard Nixon hyping his intimate role in the 1969 Moon landing “because it happened to occur during his presidency.” These were long-prepared-for events that would have been possible regardless of who was in office.

"The bin Laden killing is a slim reed on which to base an argument for another four years. Mr. Obamacan hardly promise he will do it again."

Perhaps not, but being a pessimist, I tend to see the glass as only half full. Richard Nixon was not the darling of check-stand magazines and the TV talk shows, nor was he by any stretch of the imagination thought of as a celebrity as Obama is. 
We have seen how little Bill Clinton's negatives affected his image in the media and with his Democrat  supporters. TD