“If you lie to people long enough, pretty soon they believe the lies.”
That used to work when people were more insulated from the bull; nobody believes the media or The Sultan now because reality slaps them in the face every time they pull out their wallet. There is no way Obama’s media outlets can protect him from the fallout this time; they failed in 2009 & 2010, and they’ll fail in 2012.
I would like to believe you are right. However, the power of stupid people in large numbers should never be underestimated. Also power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.