By 2010 - Obama will have pissed off everyone but the 15% of hardcore leftists.
Fixed.
And by Nov 2012, all they'll remember is all the high-profile, cool, fun, moderate things obama has done in the last 18 months.
Look, the lefties are gonna vote obama no matter what. he's doing their dirty work now, but will move moderate in the next 3 years. This means only a small % of people will remember the stuff he did in 2009, and they probably voted mccain anyway.
33, you don't honestly think he'll be pulling this unpopular stuff in April 2012, do you? No, he's getting it all done now... and the fact he's still above 50% approval after priting ten trillion bucks, capping and trading, and shoving healthcare down our throats means folks like you aren't getting thru to the average joe out there. Most of them still think Obama rocks. And if the worse he gets is to 55% (or wherever he is today) with all his LIB actions, he can only go up once he goes moderate.
GOP has to be scared of a guy that can deliver tons of LIB programs with 10% UE, and still be as popular as Obama is.