Быть вперде - это не то, к чему стоит стремиться, Сандаль.

Ну что, одним клоуном у республиканских кандидатов стало меньше.

BREAKING: Trump not running for president

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/16/breaking-trump-not-running-for-president/?hpt=T1

В последнем плейбое интервью с Lawrence O'Donnell. Умный мужик. Про Сарочку нашу Палин сказал - moneymaking machine, и никуда она в жизни больше не собирается выбираться, что стало абсолютно ясно после ее ухода с поста губернатора. Сарочка будет мутить воду до последнего, поскольку как только она скажет "я не выбираюсь в Президенты", в следующую минуту пресса и ТВ переключатся на Pawlenty, и время собирать бабки для Сарочки закончится. Так что потянет она кота за яйца еще полгода - и сплывет с нашего горизонта, надеюсь, навсегда.

вся политическая обочина засыпана обломками старых манимейкед машин.

А вот про эволюцию Обамы. Ну и про репов, естественно.
Вкратце - в 2012 году схлестнутся Обама АКА реп до-2008 года выпуска vs придурок, выбранный чаелюбами.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/24/carville.obama.mideast/index.html?hpt=T2

Obama is looking like a 2008 Republican
By James Carville, CNN Contributor

(CNN) -- As I sat watching the hysterical and apocalyptic reaction to President Barack Obama's speech addressing the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, in which he endorsed a position that was previously advocated by George W. Bush, Tom DeLay, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, opposition leader Tzipi Livni and even Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, it got me thinking about the other vicious attacks on the president's previous policies.

Let's start with the president's decision to continue George W. Bush's TARP -- the successful program that averted a financial collapse and bailed out the automotive industry.

I've always wondered why Bush didn't try to lay some claim to the successful outcome of that situation instead of expecting to be credited with the downfall of Osama bin Laden, which he actually had very little to do with.

The fact that Obama promoted the individual mandate health-care plan previously endorsed by Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty had the GOP up in arms.

But boy, what really got the boys on Fox News, talk radio and the Tea Party gassed up was when Obama praised Pawlenty, McCain and Romney's cap-and-trade carbon-control plan. And I almost forgot his stimulus program was attacked by John Huntsman for not being large enough.

But then again, it's hard to to top the doomsday predictions that resulted when the chairman of the Federal Reserve (who, by the way, was appointed by George W. Bush) instituted a program that was advocated by Ronald Reagan's favorite economist, the late Milton Friedman, who is universally acknowledged to be the most influential conservative economist of the 20th century.

n 1992, Bill Clinton famously proclaimed himself to be an Eisenhower Republican. By that measure, I'd say President Obama is a pre-2008 John McCain Republican.

But this much is sure: The policies of the eventual Republican nominee, that is, anybody left running for it by the time of the vote, will be right in line with those of Sarah Palin. It's pretty remarkable that the next election is going to boil down to a competition between the 2008 Republican presidential candidate and his vice presidential nominee.

Для тех кто в америку не ходит, я в двух строчках написал главный тезис по-русски.

ну привычка такая, за базар отвечать ссылкой. Можно без копипаста, но тогда наш деревенский дурачок не поверит, а по ссылке не пойдет.

Ну че - Ти-парти, похоже, получила в пятак неожиданную отдачу от избирателей ?

Democrat Wins G.O.P. Seat; Rebuke Seen to Medicare Plan

Democrats scored an upset in one of New York’s most conservative Congressional districts on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the national Republican Party in a race that largely turned on the party’s plan to overhaul Medicare.

Two months ago, the Democrat, Kathy Hochul, was considered an all-but-certain loser in the race against the Republican, Jane Corwin. But Ms. Hochul seized on the Republican’s embrace of the proposal from Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, to overhaul Medicare, and she never let up.

On Tuesday, she captured 47 percent of the vote to Ms. Corwin’s 43 percent, according to unofficial results. A Tea Party candidate, Jack Davis, had 9 percent.

Voters, who turned out in strikingly large numbers for a special election, said they trusted Ms. Hochul, the county clerk of Erie County, to protect Medicare.

“I have almost always voted the party line,” said Gloria Bolender, a Republican from Clarence who is caring for her 80-year-old mother. “This is the second time in my life I’ve voted against my party.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/nyregion/democrat-capture-house-seat-in-special-election.html

Похоже, либо репы уберут свои грязные ручонки от здравоохранения в целом и медикара в частности, либо их ожидает сокрушительный разгром в 12м году. Все, что Обаме надо для победы - это рассказать электорату в доступной плоской форме что Obamacare это те же Medicare, вид в профиль.