The more things stay the same ...

Dafydd has a great post on the MSM's hopes for a big Democratic victory in November. He compares the expectations at this point in 2006 with the same time in 2004. He points out that the big Democratic tide projected in 2004 turned out to be a net loss for the donkeys of 3 seats in the house and 4 seats in the Senate.

There are actually two good themes to explore in his post. The first is all the different scenarios which improve GOP chances (none of which the MSM commentators can imagine). The second is his comparison of the pundits in 2004 with the same time period of 2006.