Will Obama suffer the ‘second-term curse’?

[DonViejo]

By Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker, Published: May 11

Recent events suggest that the 44th president may not be immune to the phenomenon that historians call the “second-term curse.”

Not four months after his ambitious inaugural address, President Obama finds himself struggling to move his legislative agenda through an unbudging Congress.

And over the past week, two flaring controversies — one over his administration’s handling of the killing of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya, the other over Internal Revenue Service employees targeting tea party groups for special scrutiny — have dominated the discussion in Washington.

It is far from clear how big a political liability either will turn out to be.

At a minimum, they represent diversions working against a president who is keenly aware of how little time he has left to achieve big things. And they are a test of the insular Obama team’s skill at keeping its footing in an environment of hyperpartisan politics and hair-trigger media.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/will-obama-suffer-the-second-term-curse/2013/05/11/3d6b3cde-ba61-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines

[LiberalFighter]

1. Will dumb ass reporters ever provide meaningfull reports?

[vinny9698]

2. Part of the GOP grand plan to obstruct

Lies, blowing things out of proportion, death panels, all to stop the progressive movement. The second term curse starts in the first term but takes some time to bring it out in the open. So if you haven't messed up the first year, the second year is a slam dunk.

[Doctor_J]

3. I wonder if the president will count on support from the liberals

he's completely snubbed for 4.5 years. I think he will pay a price for kissing the collective ass of the Republicans while basically telling us to "get over it". What a horrible politician AND leader he has turned out to be.