Today, many Democrats running for Congress are scampering from The Anointed One like Dracula hoofing it away from a crucifix.

Barack Obama: GOP Man of the Year

By Michael Bates
Sunday, September 19, 2010

It wasn’t so long ago that the Grand Old Party was rapidly headed toward becoming the Grand Dead Party. Democratic victories in the House, the Senate, state capitols and, of course, the White House made it disheartening for those who subscribe to archaic concepts like limited government, a modicum of fiscal prudence and the Constitution.

But those Democratic victories, ironically, also brought new hope for Republicans. From humble and shadowy beginnings came a community organizer with the thinnest résumé this side of Paris Hilton’s. Yes, Barack Hussein Obama may well prove to be the GOP’s savior.

Look at all he’s accomplished thus far. When a Democratic congressman expressed his trepidation that 2010 could be a big Republican year like 1994 was, in his customary, diffidently humble way Obama said, “Well, the big difference here and in ‘94 was you’ve got me.â€