Define "Struggle."

Sullivan, like every other blogger on the planet, has a thought about Ken Silverstein leaving Harper's. The guy's decision has for some reason been treated in some precincts like Jordan leaving Chicago, which I do not understand. (He's a fine reporter, sure, but this ain't a tragedy; he's still got a job.) In any case, Sullivan's 'reax', had it been written by anyone else, would surely warrant one of his oh-so-clever awards:

If I didn't escape to the Cape for four months a year, it would be a struggle. 

Maybe asshole poseur sentence of the week?