IN THE WASHINGTON POST:

Promising to change the tone in Washington, [Obama] managed to be petty, backward looking, defiant and self-justifying.

Barack Obama has lost his promise. He has lost his momentum. He has lost his touch. He has lost his filibuster-proof Senate majority. He has lost his first year in office.

Tonight, he lost his grip on reality.

No, he just demonstrated it to the rest of the rest of the world.