As liberal discontent grows toward President Obama and Congressional Democrats, TNR’s Jon Chait has been documenting a resurgence of what I call the Green Lantern theory of the presidency. In this fantasy world, all legislative obstacles can be overcome through the sheer exertion of presidential will. As such, when Obama fails to overcome the sixty vote requirement for legislative action in the Senate, Green Lantern-ites conclude that he must not have tried hard enough. If you accept the false premise that the president is all-powerful, it’s totally logical!