If you watch the Sopranos, you've probably seen an underworld boss kiss the cheek of the next victim of the family hit squad. Recently, voters in Connecticut let the world know that a kiss from the Don of the regime in Washington, D.C. can be politically just as lethal.

As the recipient of another commander-in-chief cuddle (see what I like to call "The Squeeze" above), no incumbent is a more worthy target of voter ire...