I don’t think Obama has to wait until 2012. He can run now and, if he fails, blame it on the nasty Republicans stealing the election. Then in 2012 he’ll be even stronger, a victim like his constituency. Everyone will forget Michelle’s comment about “you only have one chance at Barack”. If you remember, you’re a racist.

Or is there some reason he has to run now, such as a suppressed scandal or an inconvenient fact, such as his lack of eligibility for the Presidency, that he figures he can keep covered up long enough to gain office, like Clinton’s doxies?