Conservatives at the moment are evincing stratospheric levels of hubris. It is a nearly universal belief on the right that President Obama has exploded the deficit, voters have turned against him for this reason, and embraced the Republican vision of more limited government.

All these myths are usefully contained within Peggy Noonan's column today. Here's Noonan on Obama and the deficit:

The announcement subtly underscores the trope "The system is broken and progress through normal channels is impossible," which is the one Democrats prefer to "Boy did we mess up the past year and make things worse."

Here's reality:

Here's Noonan boasting of the public backlash against spending: