Who is going to be the major flop candidate?

[Badger]

We'll see this when the whole democratic party goes down in flames.

My take on the 2010 midterms:

"Its ironic that Republican hopes for gaining seats rests on their hope that the recession caused primarily by their own economic mismanagement under Bush and distaste for regulating markets is sustained and painful into next year."

I hereby reserve the right to repeat this repeatedly anytime in the next year that Republicans get too joyful over declining poll numbers for Obama or any Democratic candidate.

[Badger]

We'll see this when the whole democratic party goes down in flames.

My take on the 2010 midterms:

"Its ironic that Republican hopes for gaining seats rests on their hope that the recession caused primarily by their own economic mismanagement under Bush and distaste for regulating markets is sustained and painful into next year."

I hereby reserve the right to repeat this repeatedly anytime in the next year that Republicans get too joyful over declining poll numbers for Obama or any Democratic candidate.

I don't think any of us legitimately want the market to fail for people - I would love for it to get better because it would help people out.  And our hopes for regaining seats has nothing to do with the recession continuing, but people seeing his socialist policies for what they are, which is happening now with the healthcare debate.

You have to admit though that having joy of declining poll numbers is:

a)what any partisan does, democrat or republican
b)mainly stronger for us because we haven't had a good year since 04
c)our desire to move past the inflated and outright disgusting positivity in the media towards Obama - a luxury never afforded to Bush when he was first in office

Fair enough that most Republicans don't actually want the recession to be prolonged, but the connection between the enduring effects of failed conservative lassiz-faire policies and the GOP's political fortunes is tragically amusing. Voters primarily blaming Obama for the economy's condition for not undoing 8 years of mismanagement in his first 7 months is unfair and unrealistic, but entirely expected and even somewhat understandable as well.

As far as the health care debate, it's almost as ironic that the GOP is near unanimously digging its heels in and fighting any real reform tooth and nail, and if successful will assail Obama next year as "a do nothing president".

On your last points, I gotta agree with a) and b), but not c).