williamssmith, on Jennifer Rubin:

The Obama meltdown was surely not entirely caused by Obama. However, it would seem that there is more than coincidence at work when the market is down 40% since he took a permanent lead in the campaign, 30% since the election, 25% since the first of the year when he began announcing policy and personnel and 20% since the inauguration. On an absolute scale, this is the most rapid destruction of wealth in history.

Re: his healthcare and energy bait and switch, I could be wrong, but my analogy would be that Obama inherited a boat that needed a significant overhaul including varnish, new sails and, probably, eventually, better food and medical stores. He’s found himself in the middle of a boat threatening hurricane and — great news! — he’s working to get that varnish on.