Obama does seem to have kicked butt by any measure. I'd say the "he's stupid and inarticulate" meme has taken a big hit. But his opposition needs to see him that way so badly they won't stop.

Which is fine. Anything that shows that they just mouth a form of words rather than have anything useful or vital to say.

Plain/Perry in 2012---And all of eighty electoral votes.

"Plain"---Meant to say Palin, of course. But the Freudian slip expresses what almost all of us know,

"If it's his finest moment you realize how pathetic he (Obama) really is...."

You and I have different standards, of course. I'll start getting worried when Obama---

1) Needs secret electronic devices on his person to compete in public debates, or

2) He begins carrying plastic turkeys on Thanksgiving for a photo op.

I've wondered about that plastic turkey thing. I think the worry was that he'd drop a real bird.

After eight years of insisting that every goofball thing George W. Bush said and did hid real genius, I don't think I'm surprised that it's important for the Right to paint the new kid as being inarticulate and stupid.

Don't get me wrong: I think it will be a while before we know if Obama will succeed or fail in his job. The outcome remains in doubt.

But I agree with something said up-thread: We knew Bush was a failure on 09/11/01. Obama remains about 3,000 points ahead of that debacle.