Asked how he expects his political obituary to read, he doesn't hesitate for a second.

So Coulson goes, to a chorus of remarkably benign political obituaries.

The chancellor took particular pleasure on Sunday in tweaking the news media, which have been publishing his political obituary for months.

But Mr. Reagan demonstrated that it was probably too early to write his political obituary.

It is extremely premature, certainly, to write Jeb Bush's political obituary.

Instead, her expected defeat was to be delicately treated as a political obituary, the last chapter in an otherwise distinguished 10-year legislative career.

And let us not forget Bob McCartney who has already written his own political obituary today.

You know, he had an interesting childhood, a pretty tough childhood and his political obituary's been written several times.

Already his political obituaries are being prepared, as he considers his future over the weekend before making a statement on Monday.

And political obituaries, of an entire party and even flailing politicians, tend to be exaggerated.