Accomplishments

Pardon the continued forbidden foray into the world of politics, but how am I not supposed to seize on this most amazing quote?

“'Unless things change and Obama can run on accomplishments, he will have to kill Romney,' said a prominent Democratic strategist aligned with the White House." (Politico - link)

Premise - By November of 2012, I will have been the President of the United States for nearly four years.
Premise - By November of 2012, I will have fallen short on accomplishments necessary to merit a second term.

Is the conclusion:
(a) I should step aside and let somebody else give it a shot
(b) I should be re-elected, because I'm still the one who can get the job done, even though my track record doesn't show it . . . yet.
(c) Not only should I be re-elected, but in order to be elected, I should willfully tear down another candidate for the position personally, in order to attempt to steer the attention away from my lack of accomplishments.  I'll do anything to retain the office, because I matter most to me.

Well, (a) may be the most statesmanlike, (b) is not only defensible, but also admirable because anyone who cares about something doesn't want to give up, but (c) is just unethical.  I sincerely hope that POTUS finds a way to choose option (b) over the next year instead of (c), because anyone who lets advisers convince them to choose (c) is just a narcissist.