Saturday Night Live lampoons Obama's troubles

David Jackson | USA TODAY

President Obama's second term troubles are becoming part of the cultural landscape -- witness a comedy bit on last night's Saturday Night Live.

SNL ran a parody television ad for "Paxil," an anti-depressant designed to be "strong enough for an embattled second term."

The ad, featuring Obama impersonator Jay Pharoah, lists a number of "symptoms," including Benghazi, the NSA, the IRA -- and, of course, "Obamacare website problems."

The ad begins: "Are you feeling depressed? ... run down? ... like you just can't win? ... Are you the President of the United States? ... Then you may be suffering from presidential depression."

Paxil, with its "second term strength," can help, says the skit: "With Paxil, you'll feel like you're giving a speech at a college campus in 2008 -- or getting bin Laden all over again."

The ad includes a mocking disclaimer: "Warning, Paxil is not covered by Obamacare. We promised that it would be, but it's not. And for that, we apologize."

There's also a poke at Republicans, as the ad promotes "Paxil Republican strength -- for Tea Party-related depression."