Yes, says Fred Barnes in the WSJ, thus the Democrats' urgency in shoving through legislation, insinuating that Obama will be forced to concentrate on foreign affairs after 2010, because that's what you do when you can't get any domestic agenda moving. The wild card? Shoving a value-added tax or VAT through a post-election lame-duck Congress.
Meanwhile, The Economist laments the "perverse impact" the looming elections are having on immigration. Wild card there? Harry Reid pushing an amnesty bill through the Senate so he can tap the 15% Hispanic voting pool in his state. This may backfire.