President Obama’s odd regrets

LITTLE ROCK — Maybe it was simple pandering when President Obama told the Univision interviewer his biggest failure was in not getting comprehensive immigration reform. But, come to think of it, wasn’t it equally weird to name “failing to change the tone in Washington” as a primary regret? Frankly there are a lot more important things to regret, including: —Not getting unemployment below 8 percent; —Failing to reach a grand bargain; —Presiding over record poverty rates; —Watching his promise of a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal crumble; —Failing to stop Iran’s nuclear program; and —Finishing his term with the mullahs still in power in Iran and the mass murderer in control in Damascus. In the grand scheme of things, these are huge problems with dire consequences if left unresolved. But all Obama can see is that his transformational magic fizzled and he failed to check a box for a key Democratic constituency. It is stunning but maybe shouldn’t be shocking.