Dilbert sums up the Republican campaign

For those who need text:

Dilbert is addressing a meeting: "Our project plan will follow the usual arc. Phase one will be unwarranted optimism supported by delusions of competence. In phase two, the obstructionists will slither out of their lairs and try to smother our dreams. Ignorance and envy will fuel rumors that get repeated until they morph into common knowledge. Resources will be allocated based on misinformation and favoritism. And requirements will drift until the project is both undesirable and impossible. This brings us to the second week."

Asok speaks for all of us, I think, when he replies: "I want my unwarranted optimism back."