more popular than Jesus

Once upon a time John Lennon got into a lot of trouble for saying how popular the Beatles were. How times change.

Today, according to the WaPo’s Dana Milbank, Barack Obama says, without any apparent irony, that he’s the embodiment of America’s hopes and dreams [e.a.]:

Inside, according to a witness, [Obama] told the House members, “This is the moment . . . that the world is waiting for,” adding: “I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.”

He couldn’t have said it better if the words were written by Andrew Sullivan.