Morituri Te Salutant

In ancient Rome, a victorious general would receive a triumph, where he marched through the streets in glory.

Here's a short piece by Jennifer Rubin where she essentially mocks Obama over how he screwed up his campaign.

An essential part of the Roman triumph was that it happened only after there'd been a victory.

(I do promise, however, that after the election we will feature weeks and weeks of closely reasoned, 20/20 hindsight analysis.)