Kind of an odd "we dodged a bullet there" comment.
Obams's still in office and Iran is looking like a real possibility now, through a number of different ongoing scenarios. The man is on record as favoring dramatically increased energy prices to push people into "green" energy. So $10 gas isn't something he's been purposely avoiding. And there's always some group of idiots rioting in the streets over something. As for Palin, when the trade-off was Biden? Neither party should be expecting any acceptance letters from MENSA for their VP picks.
i.e. Six of one, half dozen of the other. 
"Every time the bed starts tappin' something special’s gonna happen" - Bert & Ernie