You can debate whether Obama's the right guy for the job when it comes to running this country—but even his his biggest detractors have to admit that he knows how to gain public support and win elections. I mean, the economy's in the toilet, the federal government's losing a lot of money, and Obama's still somewhat popular. I'd say he's managed to pull of a Houdini-like feat. In fact, even Houdini himself wouldn't have been able to make illusions out of a $5 billion daily deficit and 9 percent unemployment. Obama can do more with PR and BS than Houdini could do with his magic wand. One Obama "alakazaam" can make trillions in debt look like a map to Montezuma's buried treasure.
And I think as the election approaches, Obama's going to play a game of three-card Monte with American voters. We'ill start off by tracking his economic record—but by the time the polls open a few months later, we'll wind up focusing on something else carefully chosen by Team Obama and backed by its $1 billion campaign budget.
Or maybe we'ill still be focused on Obama's economic record—only it won't be Obama's anymore. It'll be Bush's, or Boehner's, or the Tea Party's. Because Obama isn't exactly a "buck stops here" President. His motto is more like "Get the buck out of here!" Obama's going to take that buck, put it in a Republican's hand, and frame him of a few million economic crimes against America.
A lot of Fox News analysts are saying Obama has no chance in 2012. Don;t listen to them. He has more than a chance. I don't know what Hope and Change Version 2.0 is going to be like—but I do know that plenty of people are going to buy it. Obama got elected in 2008 with almost no track record, and with a connection to he fiercely anti-American Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Unless Fox News can connect Obama to Satan, he has a good chance of being reelected.
Also keep in mind that Barack Obama is a celebrity. If a million people will tune in to watch Vanilla Ice talk about real estate, and 20 million will watch the cast of Saved by the Bell dance the cha cha, Obama's celebrity status should be enough to get him at least 40 million votes. He's already half way to winning the election. If Kim Kardashian and Jessica Simpson can sell millions of dollars worth of shoes and jewelry, Barack Obama can get reelected in 2012. It doesn't matter if Kardashian-Simpson products aren't the best out there, and it doesn't matter if Obama isn't the best out there. I don't care if we'd be better off putting a random person from the Surreal Life in office. Obama has more than a chance.
Voting for Obama in 2012 is like maxing out your credit cards on Kardashian and Simpson merchandise, and then sending the bill to George Bush. And plenty of people are going to do just that. Obama has a dozen alakazaams up his sleeve, and he is going to use them when the election comes around. He might even get Bill O'Reilly to vote for him.