These are sad times in the White House as the President and First Lady well understand the loser label is now applied permanently to them. From the most powerful couple in the world just six months ago to "Please turn the lights out when you leave."
President Carter experienced the exact same situation as the Bidens. He left the White House in January 1980 after being humiliated by the Iranian Mullahs and trounced by Ronald Reagan. Mr. Carter has carried that bitterness with him for 43 years, as I chronicle in "Confronting the Presidents."