Does the 2012 presidential election seem like deja vu?

Nothing much has changed in 4 years other than the stock market has eeked its way up a bit, but we still have a less than stellar creation of jobs, high unemployment, wage decline across the board, very weak housing market, healthcare has not improved nor has education and now gas is $4.00/gallon again. All of the above along with very high anti-American sentiment in countries we give billions of dollars to in aid. Are we going to avoid the fiscal cliff? Are we headed for some very bad times? What is your take on 2013 and beyond in terms of the stability of our nation? Where are we headed?