GatorB

The GOP dismissed him last time, why wouldn't they do so again? As much as the want tea party votes the establishment wants THEIR guy and hopes they can con enough tea parties to either for for him or not at all. I will say he'll do better than he did in 2008 but in the end he'll still lose.

Also as president as candidates tend to find out once elected, they can't do shit unless they get permission form Congress. See the President can only SUGGEST legislation it's up to Congress to actually pass it or even put it up for a vote. And a president can have problems from even his own party not to mention the opposite party. As nearly every president has found out. Even Bush couldn't get his SS reform passed even though his party Controlled both houses of Congress. And he nearly didn't get his Medicare Subscription Drug Plan passed. And if it wasn't for a lot of democrat votes on that he wouldn't have.

Every would be president promises the moon because he doesn't know what the job really entails. Even governors that run do this and they really should know better. Of course they probably have more control over their own party in their home state and can push guys around. I think Obama has learned this lesson and a 2nd term by him will be less grandiose in both ideas and actions. Any tea party candidate that won election will soon learn the same lesson. You just can't come swooping and and BAM make changes. First because you have to cooperate with the other side and compromise, and the tea partiers think you don't have to. Second, as bad as the people claim they want change when you actually do it they say "Whoooah wait a minute". Kind of like when a girl seems all excited by finally letting you fuck her in the ass because she wants to try something different, then as soon as you try to get the head in she's says "ouch, wait I've change my mind". That's the American people.