Jennifer Rubin makes the case. Key passage:
So we remain baffled about whether he has allowed himself to be run over by events and his own party, or whether this is precisely what he wants — an ultra-liberal, hyper-partisan administration. If the former, we have a serious management issue. If the latter, there are plenty of voters who were deceived.

i'm not baffled
bags64 Sunday, February 15th at 8:22AM EST (link)i think it’s both.
it’s going to be a long 4 years…and for some reason, i cannot get as optimistic about 2010 as some of my conservative friends are. time will tell.
It is what he wants
robmikpet Sunday, February 15th at 2:35PM EST (link)Oh he will keep “above” it and when you combine that with a syncophatic press I bet on re-election, unless the economy goes in the tank.
We will see a new direction of politics in the US. I believe the left and the media have figured it out. If they blame the right and Republicans for everything there are enough ignorance in the US now to turn elections.
We have all heard of “the tipping point.” It has happened in the US you now have a decisive amount of stupid, lazy, gimme, gimme voters that have no idea about the Constitution or anything else. This is a mobocracy now. Get 51% and do anything you like.