He will be increasingly unpopular as time goes on. Let's look ahead for 12 months:
1. Something bad is going to happen overseas, Afghanistan, Iran, Korea, China, Pakistan or any number of other flash points would stress Hussein and drive his popularity down. Remember what Biden said "it might look like we are doing the wrong thing".
2. There is a good possibility of another successful domestic terror attack. Hussein thinks that "we can absorb it" This "who cares" attitude will not serve him well.
3. If the tax cuts aren't extended, and I don't think they will be, a new recession/depression is virtually guaranteed.
4. Issa will keep up his investigations, and the results will be devastating.
His popularity will go straight down. The dems will be in revolt, having been led off the cliff once, they won't want to go off again in 2012. Hillary will mount a challenge. Hussein will be impeached or quit.
Like your analysis. Let me add:
Bernake said something about “quantitative easing”. Read Inflation. More hate and discontent for the big O.
The economy may ease, but only due to the perception of gridlock. Gridlock is a form of stability. However...
Everything the Dems have done up until now will have a negative impact on the economy or being extremely optimistic will have no impact. Thus 8-13% unemployment. More resentment for the big O.
Every time the big O comes out and blames everything and everybody else for problems, mostly republicans, he will demonstrate his lack of leadership-his lack of a substancial plan to ease the economy. More contempt for the big O.
When the repubs have the spine to do their constitutional duty of proper oversight, we should see investigations of the DOJ, financial marketeers, GM, FanMae & FredMac and whatever voter fraud. More trouble for the O.
I hope he does not resign, else Biden will be in charge. (I cannot believe I am writing this) But that would be better for the Dems, I think.
And, Iran gets THE bomb.
He thinks himself a potentate
Potentates do not resign