For Obama, glass is half full


White House: His party just suffered staggering losses, his no-drama West Wing is besieged, and a few outlier Democrats are even demanding he surrender to fate, assume the Fetal Position, and embrace a one-term presidency.

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But when President Barack Obama meets with Speaker-to-be John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the White House next week he’ll walk in as the most popular politician in the room — which still counts for something.

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