Sorry to rain on the parade, but without proper media framing, it is far from checkmate, and the media has been hell bent on fake balance since Obama took office.

Good news, now we just need to work on the purity progressives (kucinich, I'm look at you - get off your sorry bum and start voting with the party you're supposedly aligned with...for once in your pathetic career)

Noooooo! Don't say "check mate" yet. It may well be but don't jinx it. Democrats have a way of ruining a good thing. Let's see how this plays out and hopefully the Republicans will get caught in the trap.

They're already caught.

very premature, Bob....republicans are already working on framing what for them is a sure loss into something the media will project as a victory. They know how to do it. Don't think for a second they're going to lay down. Obama caught them flatfooted a couple weeks ago. It won't be so easy this time.

Amazing how the doubts about Obama continue. His supporters call on him constantly to step in and when he does its 'well, I don't know..........'. Come on people, time to act like winners.