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Well, no one really does, but it can still be pretty enlightening.

The author does miss one crucial point. The financial crisis changes the game significantly enough that it becomes impossible to compare an Obama presidency to Clinton's first term. Clinton was fundamentally constrained by massive popular support for supply-side economics. Obama will not be so fettered.