Eventually the Republicans will win again, but probably not in 2016, and not as long as they keep running against a Democratic party that exists only in their minds.

By nearly every measure the economy is in better shape than when Obama took office, and Obamacare is federalized Romneycare, an imperfect plan, but all that could be gotten through given conservative Dems in the pocket of the insurance companies and the Republicans stated goal of deny Obama any co-operation from day one. Obviously the economy is weaker than anyone would like, otherwise Obama would be cruising to a landslide, but Romney offers nothing more than tired platitudes when it comes to making it stronger.

Obama is not my Messiah, is Romney yours? Your faith certainly seems blind.

Amusing response, I'll give you that. But I'm afraid it's Hugh "How Sarah Palin Won the Election … and Saved America" Hewitt who lives in fantasy land. His predictive abilities are second only to that of Di ck Morris'.

Obama's November surprise (for HH): 286+ Electoral votes and a 2+ point pop. vote victory. Romney concedes before midnight PST. Hugh then claims reduced margins from '08 as a "victory" for Republicans, and complains about media bias swinging the election and keeping the senate in Reid's hands. He assures his fans that 2014 will be 2010 redux. Count on it.

An obscure credit ratings agency downgrades U.S. credit rating for the third time and the likely result will likely be a further reduction of interest rates, and increased demand for U.S. Treasuries, as it was the last two times.