Last time I heard from HALPERIN he wrote the memo to go easy on Kerry, hard on Bush, released right before the debate that was hosted by an ABC representative.
I am amused that only two months ago they labeled Bush a Lame Duck. Now they are acknowledging that for the joke it was.
I love saying, "I told you so". This President with his commanding support among his own base will not be a lame duck the entire four years of his term so long as he maintains his high support. Only he, or the base, have the power to take him down. NOT the MSM. Not the Democrats. As elections are approaching for '06 even the Senators are starting to catch a clue they need him for re-election in the majority of states.
One mistake the media (and their democrat party cohorts) make is to evaluate low Bush poll numbers as high democrat election potential. I think a lot of the low poll numbers reflect a frustration with Bush for not being more conservative.