PAUL RAHE: The Party Of The Living Dead. “A few days ago, in India, Barack Obama gave a three-minute speech in which he referred to himself 118 times. That speech is emblematic of his entire administration. . . . Thanks, in part, to the self-absorption of their standard-bearer, the Democratic Party now controls fewer Congressional seats than at any point in my lifetime. Its presence in the Senate is at a near-record low, and one would have to go back nearly 90 years to find a time when it was in as bad a shape in the state assemblies and senates.”

UPDATE: Tom Maguire emails a typo-correction:

The headline to which Mr. Rahe linked was this:

Watch Obama Refer to Himself 118 Times in Three Minutes

But the text says this:

The president went on to refer to himself an astonishing 118 times in the short 33-minute speech, touching on injustices in the United States and in his own personal life.

And per the WH transcript, the speech was 34 minutes.

You know, 118 times in 3 minutes seemed like a lot to me, even for Obama, but then I thought, well, it is Obama. I note that the headline says 3 minutes, but the URL says 33, so I guess it is just a typo.