Magical Presidents

For some reason the Left in America seems to think that the President is magical and has magical secret powers to do whatever he so desires (meaning that if things aren't turning out to be a perfect utopia when you elect a Democratic President, it must be his fault), while the Right seems to have a more pragmatic view.
The American Left (and I know all four of them so my views are well-informed) turned on Clinton right away after he was elected in the 90's, blaming him for being, somehow, just as bad as Reagan and Bush.

Yet some how the Teaparty crazies continued to love G. W. Bush right up 'till the end, thinking that (literally) "God is in office."
I suspect, well actually I know, that a substantial portion of the four people who make up the American Left actually prefer to have a Republican in office. It's more fun. The evil of the President's policy is clear-cut. Like for instance, when we're talking about the difference between Republicans and Democrats we're talking about people being killed in the hundreds of thousands (war in Iraq) rather than whether a tax bill compromise is too weak even though it retains emergency Unemployment benefits.

I suppose that I can't say it better than John Rogers:

Last fall:

Republicans: Jesus, you're just voting for Hopey McChangey because he's a great speaker and he's promising unicorns and rainbows of change.

Democrats: How condescending. No, I'm voting for Obama based on his stated policy goals and his deliberative nature. We are, after all, the reality-based community.

Now:

Democrats: WHERE THE &#%&@ IS MY GODDAM UNICORN?!!