Mort Zuckerman: He's Done Everything Wrong

This column by Obama supporter Mort Zuckerman goes a long way in explaining the stunning results in Massachusetts. Here are some highlights:

In the campaign, he said he would change politics as usual. He did change them. It’s now worse than it was. I’ve now seen the kind of buying off of politicians that I’ve never seen before. It’s politically corrupt and it’s starting at the top. It’s revolting.

Five states got deals on health care—one of them was Harry Reid’s. It is disgusting, just disgusting. I’ve never seen anything like it. The unions just got them to drop the tax on Cadillac plans in the health-care bill. It was pure union politics. They just went along with it. It’s a bizarre form of political corruption. It’s bribery. I suppose they could say, that’s the system. He was supposed to change it or try to change it.

And to close out an animated discussion on what the President should do next over an CNN, Alex Castellanos simply says, "Maybe he should just try and do something that people like".