L.A. TIMES: Why did Obama’s Osama bin Laden poll boost get buried at sea so quickly too? “Yes, the rapid meltdown of Obama’s approval boost this month was connected to the serial botched recountings of the episode by Obama aides trying to pat the boss on the back too hard too quickly. But it also indicates the stubborn power of more fundamental political challenges facing him and his team of fellow Chicago operatives. These are mainly economic problems.”