[smoothsailing]

if history is a guide, this will be a fun thread....

I thought so too, but it might be that reality has actually begun to set in...

[ConservativeDude]

Heh, you might be right! It doesn’t seem as lively as one might expect, does it??!

[upsdriver]

I thought so too, but it might be that reality has actually begun to set in...

...and that reality is?

[Springfield Reformer]

it might be that reality has actually begun to set in...

I tend to agree with you. Reality is settling in:

1) Perry is mortal after all. The debate helped clarify that.

2) Palin is beginning to take control of the center squares without even being officially declared. This emerging reality should be causing the lesser candidates to start looking over their shoulder.