Well, he’s had the media telling him how great he is 24 hours a day for 3+ years, so why wouldn’t he think this:

[Retiring Rep. Marion] Berry [D-Ark.] recounted meetings with White House officials, reminiscent of some during the Clinton days, where he and others urged them not to force Blue Dogs “off into that swamp” of supporting bills that would be unpopular with voters back home.

“I’ve been doing that with this White House, and they just don’t seem to give it any credibility at all,” Berry said. “They just kept telling us how good it was going to be. The president himself, when that was brought up in one group, said, ‘Well, the big difference here and in ’94 was you’ve got me.’ We’re going to see how much difference that makes now.”

How’d that work out for John Corzine, Creigh Deeds and Martha Coakley?

President George W. Bush was oft-criticized by the MSM for his supposed cowboy swagger, but compared to his successor, the man was a model of humility.