He's pretty much given up being careful about what he says, he's grasping at straws, counting the days, and contemplating moving to Hawaii in January.
After that, it's the good life, no problems, golf, fat speaking fees, and all the lifetime perks of an ex-president. The temporal heaven of any lifetime public employee with connections.
I wouldn't be too sure about fat speaking fees and connections. He's not Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton went out a winner as a President who won two elections while bollixing up the Republican case for impeachment. For far too many people, he came out smelling like a rose. Love him or hate him, Clinton left office as a popular and iconic Democrat figure.
But Obama will leave as a failed loser, a fallen idol who has burned most of his friends at one time or another just to save his own ass.
Moreover, he will have seriously damaged the Democrat and Progressive brand, causing a huge setback for the Democrat agenda.
If the Democrats lose as I hope they do, they will be in the wilderness looking to reposition themselves and finding someone to blame.
They know that if they don't find someone to blame, then the public will start blaming the progressive agenda, and they will have to defend it.
So who will they blame, if not Obama? It's classic Alinskyism. Create a pariah to redirect the blame away from themselves and their ideas.
Moreover, who in the Democrat power structure really LIKES Obama, anyway?
All in all, I that if Obama loses, he won't find too many people eager to take his phone calls, let alone calling him for consulting gigs and speeches.
Personally, I think he'll become the political equivalent of OJ Simpson after his acquittal.
OJ had a comfortable lifestyle post-trial. But how many people ever wanted to play golf with OJ after that?