Republicans look strong each time President Obama assaults the treasury or the democratic process, but people seem more willing to forgive his infractions than they are with other politicians. That, along with the possibility of fissures among conservatives, could make him a formidable candidate for re-election. It’s mystifying that anyone other than pure leftists and those on the public dole could even consider voting for Obama after the way he’s governed and behaved in office, but he seems to have nine political lives.

It’s amazing that he could enjoy high approval ratings while his policies are so unpopular. But so many invested their hope in him to be the man he pretended to be, and they don’t want to let it go. The mainstream media are happy to nourish that sentiment, and their job will be even easier if the economy continues to rebound despite Obama’s repeated body blows to it.