Think back, if you will, to a time when Obama actually did close a sale. November, 2008? Putting the government in charge of health care will definitely eliminate this kind of thing. CNN finishes fourth in prime-time ratings for a straight week. Will conservatives soon need their own professional sports leagues, too? Obama's Nobel for decadence: "The effect of arriving at a state of political decadence, of no longer being able to rise in the world, is that many people increasingly discover that soft moralism is a more congenial pastime than producing answers for the hard questions." Harry Reid and the art of political extortion: "Everyone who cares about American democracy and rule of law should be complaining about Harry Reid, Patrick Leahy and their allies in this move." Ha, this is genius. "A new Gallup poll shows that the number of people who have a favorable impression of Barack Obama has fallen to its lowest point since he became president." Administration signaling amenability to public-option trigger idea, supported by Snowe. Sheesh: "It might take a Republican from Maine to advance causes dear to progressives."