LETHARGY THE NEW MALAISE? President Obama tells voters to "buck up."

The president has been telling Democrats to "wake up" and recognize that he and the Democratic-run Congress have delivered on promises, from a new health care law to tougher rules for Wall Street to more aid for college students. Obama wants disenchanted supporters to see that Republican wins in November would undermine the ability of Democrats to get the unfinished business done, from climate change legislation to allowing gays to serve openly in the military.

What emerges in the [forthcoming Rolling Stone] story is a stern, lecturing tone from Obama.

So far, no cardigan.