UH OH.

An ominous bit of news inside the Washington Post...

Amid widespread panic in the Republican establishment about the coming midterm elections, there are two people whose confidence about GOP prospects strikes even their closest allies as almost inexplicably upbeat: President Bush and his top political adviser, Karl Rove...

Are they delusional?

Or do they have an ace/October surprise up their sleeve?

Or do they know that the fixed/crooked vote-counting system will bend their way?

None of these possibilities are encouraging.