Originally Posted by raymor

Yeah I wouldn't want to be elected in 2012. I'd definitely rather be elected in 2016, after the costs of Obama's trillions in solar "stimulus", Obamacare, etc. have already kicked in, rather than take over in 2012 just before all of those bills starting coming due. I think that's one reason this year's republucan field is less than stellar - the smart republicans don't want to sign up to take the blame for what's coming. Much better to wait until 2016 when they can promise to save us from the mess which by then will be so obvious that average joes see it clearly.