The people who neglected to vote in the mid-term woke up to the cruel reality of another Bush-Cheney Congress, and are taking the opportunity to re-affirm their confidence in President Obama.

"Meh vibe?" And what, pray tell, might that be? Some sort of code-speak only you know-it-all, inside-the-Beltway types are hip to, is that it? I sure don't see it anywhere on The Daily Rundown's Washington Speak list, that's for sure. Are you people trying to stick it to me, is that what's going on here—you're sticking it to me, aren't you?

(Alright, jes' kidding. I'm down. Although I've always heard it more like "aeh", rather than "meh". But what do I know. Go figure).

Obama's opposition has already crested. It was mostly hot air after all, or I guess steam, really, thrown off as a by-product of the overheating and then wholesale collapse of large parts of our economic system. And steam obeys its own dynamic, and sooner or later will dissipate, winding its way off into the ether. A better way to put it might be that people simply get tired of listening to oppositional voices after a time, especially if it never lets up or changes gear.

The man has energy and focus to spare, and manifests considerable perseverance over the long haul. If any pattern such as this stays steady enough long enough, the American public eventually begins to take notice, and bit by bit grants it respect.

He's finally separated himself sufficiently from the (Congressional) crowd, and has staked out his own distinctive position above the fray. And he seems done once and for all (let's hope) with the Dull Professor routine in the way he addresses the public. Only the most hardhearted or irredeemably rigidified could have heard his Tucson speech and not been touched by it.

Most of all, the rusted wheels of the economy seem to be slowly turning again. Even if a great many people aren't quite feeling it yet, the American people will vote their hopes if it looks like someone energetic and capable is on the case.

In short, a man who seemed something like an alien creature to certain sectors of the electorate is becoming an accustomed figure, and begins to grow into his executive role, transforming himself as he does it so as to become a proper leader, while at the same time the nation slowly transforms itself to accept him as such.

He had no "lame duck" session. The Koch Bros had a series of wins, while Obama's own performance was consistent. Don't believe your own spin, LSM!

Thanks very much, "LadywithFan", I'm happy you enjoy them!