Sarah Palin Victorious

This may go down in history as the vice presidential contender's most memorable line (spoken long after she and John McCain lost to The Messiah and Uncle Buster):

"How's that hopey-changey thing workin' out for ya?"

Because its sting hurts so bad:

Thin Crowd for Cleveland Campaign Rally
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times

Cleveland — President Obama wrapped up a weekend of last-minute campaigning in Ohio on Sunday, addressing Democrats in an indoor arena that, in a sign of the “enthusiasm gap” that the president is working so hard to close, was little more than half full.

About 8,000 people attended the Democratic National Committee’s Moving America Forward’ rally at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center, a hall where the capacity is 13,000. The rafters were largely empty.

Organizers noted the president was competing on a Sunday afternoon with church, football and Halloween. [link]

All one can surmise: The thrill is gone, baby.

To think, a radio talk show host and two cable TV channel comedians can draw - between them - half a million people to their rallies, and Mr. Wonderful has difficulty filling a phone booth.

It wasn't supposed to be like this.

Those at CBS, NBC, ABC, and CNN who created the man must feel so discouraged these days.