Conservatives know they're not getting the straight scoop when they watch or read the news. So why then are they getting dejected when the "it's over, don't even bother voting" meme is in full force? We don't believe the media because they're carrying water for Obama, but we're feeling lousy because the polls by these same people say Republicans are going to get creamed? What utter nonsense.

The only poll that got the 2004 results close was the IBD Tipp poll. Most of the other polls then had John Kerry up around five points before the election. George Bush won by a little over two points. In recent history, Democrats have underperformed what they're polled at, and Republicans tend to over-perform. IBD Tipp's Sunday number has McCain within four, a very doable close for McCain, if this poll is accurate.

I'm not going to provide any pessimism here. You can find that a little bit later amongst the trolls that will comment on this post, virtually anywhere you look in the left wing blogosphere, or elsewhere in the rest of mainstream media. What I will offer you is the only thing Barack Obama is offering - that is, besides a gigantic tax hike and a lurch to the left this country hasn't ever seen before - hope. From the blog Virginia Virtucon: