I’m starting to worry that Obama might lose. Why? Because the press is acting like it’s game over for McCain, and if there’s one thing the last 8 years have taught us, it’s that the press is always wrong. How many times have we heard the press asking themselves the questions (or rather, asking the questions of some meta-version of “the press” which does not actually include human writers who might have to take some kind of responsibility): “What went wrong? How did we get it so wrong (meaning everyone but me, even if I did get it wrong)?” The Iraq War, the economy, McCain’s candidacy, Obama’s candidacy, Hillary’s loss, Palin’s radical drop in support, and so on, and so on.

They’re never, ever right about anything that happens, ever. So when they start counting McCain out, you can assume they’re doing it just so they can spend the next two years asking themselves “how did we get it so wrong?” and not answering because they assume they’re talking to someone else.

“Hi, press? It’s the press. We just have one question for you: how did we get it so wrong? No, not me, us. The press. How did we get it wrong, but not me, even though I got it wrong? Why do you refuse to answer this question? I’ve been asking it for six years straight! I, the press, am asking you, the press, how you got it so wrong. What? You want me, the press, to answer that question? Why would I answer my own question? You’re silly, press!”