It requires a solid 40 Senators to block appointments and we now have that. Previously we didn’t. The White House can’ spend a dime without getting it from the House of Representatives, and Obama will never get that without paying heavily. We are not going to see 1996 because Bob Dole isn’t running.
In any case the point of my post was about the size of the election victory, not what are prospects are for the future, which is highly unknowable.
I’ve become more of a long term thinker. Like it or not, the 2012 election starts today and we need to keep the bigger picture “numbers game” top of mind. Trust me, the dems are sitting around this morning with a huge map figuring out what messaging works in places like Ohio, Indiana, Colorado and NC and how they can hold on to an electoral 51% to keep Obama in power. It is their singular goal for the next 24 months and preventing it must be our singular goal if we are to succeed in getting the country on track.