Everything good that happens while liberals are governing is due to their wise policies, while everything bad that happens is due to bad luck. Conversely, everything good that happens while conservatives are governing is due to good luck, while everything bad that happens is due to their terrible policies. Sounds preposterous, right? But this is exactly what The New York Times and President Obama want you to believe.

In Decorah, Iowa, yesterday Obama took full credit for stabilizing the U.S. economy after the 2008 financial crisis. “We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, gotten the economy moving again,” Obama said. So then why is the economy struggling now? “But over the last six months we’ve has a run of bad luck,” Obama said. So, Obama wants us to believe that everything positive that happens in this country is due to his magnificent leadership. But if things go wrong, do not blame him. It’s just a case of bad luck.