Obama looks to Reagan

The Washington Post's Dan Balz has an interesting take on how Obama can survive the current downturn in his political fortunes. He points out that Ronald Reagan had similar numbers during the second year of his presidency, and that both president's numbers were accompanied by stubborn recessions and high unemployment. So if the economy rebounds by 2012, Obama could still sail to victory. The big if, though, is a robust recovery, which very few are predicting.