PS: By the way, if you’re wondering how seriously you should be taking Bob Shrum, consider this: last year by his own admission Shrum was working under the assumption that the Republican party “would be punished in the midterms.” Meanwhile, last year I was talking about how getting back the House of Representatives was in fact a realistic goal for the GOP. But then, I’m of this country, while people like Shrum generally seem to act like they’re merely from it.