Incumbent Presidents historically do well if the economy is doing well.  With the possible exception of executive order, Congress really controls the agenda and direction of this Country.  They control what bills move forward and they control the funding of all federal programs.  That is why blaming George Bush for the economic woes of the last four years and eighteen months is so ridiculous.  The President accomplishes nothing without the cooperation of Congress, and the Democrats have been in charge since 2006.  If they didn't like what he was doing, they could have easily stopped it.  Bush's propensity for big spending suited them just fine, and they have used it as an excuse for fiscal insanity ever since.

But now with the mid-term elections less than ninety days away, and the likelihood of a Republican sweep,  GOP winners will have a tough decision to make.  Do they allow the status quo to continue, blaming Democrats for the problems they now cannot fix, and leveraging their position for a GOP Presidential victory in 2012?  Or, do everything in their power to put America back to work, regain fiscal responsibility and secure this Country knowing that if they are successful, they may inadvertently be handing a second term to President Obama?