Why nobody listens to Dick Morris anymore

It's hard to see why the media still gives this idiot airtime, after his political ineptitude may have singlehandedly relegated the Democrats to almost third-party status for a decade before their 2006 comeback.

Yes, I'm talking about Dick Morris - the man who seems to have more of a knack for false prophecy than anyone else except William Kristol. Nobody takes Morris seriously anymore, but the media keeps showcasing his absurd claims anyway.

Stuart Rothenberg of the trusted Rothenberg Political Report has written that "the chance of Republicans winning control of either chamber in the 2010 midterm elections is zero. Not 'close to zero.' Not 'slight' or 'small.' Zero."

Just don't tell Dick Morris. As inept as the Democrats are in handling violent opposition to health care reform, they're still more ept than Morris is at anything political. Trust me.

Even though the Republicans don't have a chance in hell of winning even one chamber of Congress, Morris is off in fantasyland. A few days ago on Sean Hannity's fucked-in-the-brain show, Morris said he expects the Democrats to lose 100 House seats.

You're hilarious, Dick, you know that?

They'd need to lose less than 40 to lose the House (assuming these seats go to the Republicans and not the Greens), and there's not even a chance they'll lose that many! The GOP is going to have to wait until after the next census is rigged like the last one.

Morris's reasoning for the Democrats losing 100 seats is even sillier. He said it's because of "the massive debt that Obama is creating."

Funny. I don't remember the Republicans losing that many seats while Reagan was in office.

I saw this Dick Morris appearance discussed on a political site I read, and someone replied, "There are millions of unemployed qualified people, and Dick Morris still has a job?" Even avowed Republicans on that site mocked Morris's prediction.

Morris's forecasts aren't always too favorable to the GOP. They're way off regardless of what party they favor. Last year, he predicted Obama would win Louisiana, of all places. It's like he's never studied electoral geography in his life.

Who needs comedy clubs when they've got Dick Morris?