LEADERSHIP: Pelosi and Reid at odds with Obama over free trade deals. “Throughout the summer, Obama has been making the case that the trade accords with Colombia, South Korea and Panama will help the ailing economy by creating jobs. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) disagree.”

As is usually the case in the unfortunately-rare events where Obama doesn’t just let Reid and Pelosi do what they want, Obama is right here. Given his much-diminished clout these days — diminished in part because of the damage done by letting Reid and Pelosi do what they wanted with ObamaCare and the stimulus — I don’t know how much he’ll be able to accomplish.