November 10, 2013 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is no lip-biting, tear-streaking, chin-trembling apologist.
When he said he was sorry for the health care mess-up in an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, he performed the mea culpa as well as -- if not better than -- anyone in recent history. With Trumanesque resolve, he may as well have said, "The devalued dollar stops here."
The most alarming message for Democrats from Tuesday's elections was the near obliteration of Terry McAuliffe's lead over Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia. An October poll, conducted a week after the government reopened, had placed him 11 points ahead. On Election Day, Cuccinelli lost by only 2.5 points. McAuliffe's precipitous tumble was caused entirely by Obamacare.