Obambi
Barack Obama has a glass jaw. For many months last year, it was assumed that Mr. Obama would be too soft, or timid, to endure the attacks to come. “Obambi,” he was dubbed by a Chicago Tribune columnist. A parallel assumption emerged that the 46-year-old Mr. Obama was merely running in 2008 to sow good will for a campaign in 2012 or 2016. As it turned out, Mr. Obama has proven adept at deflecting punches, shrugging off criticism from opponents as “the same old politics.”