"Right now they are cornered. Obama holds all the cards. They've got a pair of twos, and that's about it," says Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
Political analysts are asking whetherMr. Limbaugh's brand of uncompromising conservatism is the starting point for a Republican comeback, or a remnant of a movement that's past its prime.
"If Limbaugh had the answer to the Republicans' problems, they would have been a large majority a long time ago. He has been around forever, and they've lost ground," Mr. Sabato said.
I'll admit it: I have an instinctive aversion to men who, like Larry Sabato, have hairstyles that appear to be
a) a very large toupée, or
b) Donald Trump's or Governor Rod Blagoyavich's.
That said, the ubiquitous crystal ball reader Sabato has been an accurate predictor of many of the past several national elections. It's a shame he doesn't turn his talent to helping the nation return to Constitutional government rather than grandstanding and shamanism. I guess it goes with the hairstyle.
For the amusement of everyone weary of his ubiquitous presence, here is a blog entitled Not Larry Sabato.
I question whether congressional Republicans have a pair of anything.