What I got from it was that he actually is, "The Decider," in the immortal words of the Shrub.

They might be trying to pull his strings, but he really does seem to be the one with the finger on the button.

And is actually running, not just a placeholder, while the Dems look for a magic puppy.

Though, as I comment, when friends throw up their hands about a rerun, it's voting for the captain of the Titanic and the rip in the side is that debt growing a trillion every few months.

The mother of all reality checks is in the mail, even if it's been a long time coming.