[LS]

This is a clear response to the "Clinton phenomenon" of 1994 when the Republicans came in, markets rose, outlook improved because they knew the loonies were not going to get their way. He has a personal popularity combined with a lingering white guilt that want to see him "succeed"---just not with his policies. So this gives people the best of both worlds. My prediction is that to the extent the GOP is successful even more in curtailing his programs, his poll numbers will rise further and it will be tough to beat him in 2012.

In fact, it wouldn't surprise me to see a complete repudiation of the Democrats in the Senate, with heavy losses there, and a larger GOP majority, yet combined with his reelection.

Unfortunately, you heard it here first.

[Tolsti2]

I predicted that summer last year or even earlier when it looked like Republicans started having a decent chance to do a 1994/1996-esque rerun.

[griswold3]

i could win alot of money if sometime before 2012 obamao says ‘the era of big government is over!’