Obama's "Average" 2013

Instapundit Glenn Harlan Reynolds writes a column for USA Today. Today he describes his evaluation of President Obama's 2013 as "average." Then he tells a Soviet-era joke to explain what "average" means in this context:

Ivan: So how was your day?
Boris: Average.
Ivan: What do you mean, average?
Boris: Worse than yesterday, better than tomorrow. So, average.

Unless something turns around, Obama's 2013 is likely to be similarly "average": Worse than 2012, but better than 2014.