So how did this guy get Re-elected?

[Gabu]

Depends on whose history you're talking about.  For his supporters, he was a strong champion of American values, life, liberty, and democracy who truly understood what it meant to be a leader and who was unjustly mocked by ridiculous, egotistical intellectuals who were so hopelessly out of touch with reality that it was laughable.  For his opponents, he was a moronic, self-serving, arrogant brat whose only support came from people even dumber than him: people whose only care in life is the Bible and bigotry.

Hopefully, no one from either of these groups will be writing the history.

[Gabu]

If Iraq spiralls even deeper into chaos, the WMD report damns him in March, and the economy tanks (yes, some are warning of stagflation), then he's toast.

I wouldn't say that he would be toast.  He's already achieved the crown jewel of American politics: being a two-term president.  He can't get anything more.

The Republican Party, however, would probably be toast in the event that you describe.

[Gabu]

If Iraq spiralls even deeper into chaos, the WMD report damns him in March, and the economy tanks (yes, some are warning of stagflation), then he's toast.

I wouldn't say that he would be toast.  He's already achieved the crown jewel of American politics: being a two-term president.  He can't get anything more.

The Republican Party, however, would probably be toast in the event that you describe.

He's a weakened  two term president. And of the above happens, he would be remembered as an incompetent rich frat kid. And besides, if the WMD report paints a bad picture, his approval rate premenantly falls into the low 30-upper 20 category and the Dems gain both houses he could be impeached.

I'm not sure how he's weakened.  He won the election with more electoral votes than last time and with a majority of the popular vote, and the Republicans expanded their majorities in both the House and the Senate.

If the above happens, he might be remembered as such, but I doubt he'd care.

I suppose that if you meant "toast" as in, in history's eyes, then you're right.  I thought you meant "politically toast".

[Gabu]

Please enumerate places where gay marriage flourished.

It's alive and well in half of Canada, the Netherlands, and Denmark, if I recall correctly.