The mister calls this Sarah Palin phenomenon "Northern Over Exposure".

I saw an ad that one of the network morning talk shows is going to have an interview with Ayers. That should be fun.

I made pot roast in the crock pot today. I seared the roast in garlic and olive oil, followed by browning an onion in the oil to get all that good flavor going. With some red potatoes, it all went into the pot with some red wine and bay leaves and simmered all day, carrots go in the last hour. This started before noon today and since I work at home, I have been savoring this aroma all day. There is a huge batch of leftovers to keep us going for several dinners.

Petraeus is a lot like a Schwarzkopf, only without the swagger and love of the TV camera. The GOP would certainly love to run Petraeus in 2012, but he won't bite. Then there's the problem that he'll be wrapping up Iraq and Afghanistan on Obama's watch (if he can't get that done, all reason to speculate goes out the window). That means either splitting credit with the incumbent or attempting to create daylight between himself and Obama by either publicly criticizing him or disobeying orders (see MacArthur). That's neither Petreaus' style nor a winning strategy for the general (again, see MacArthur).

Assuming I'm wrong about Petreaus not having political ambitions, and assuming he's a Republican, his scenario for making a run at the POTUS would be 2016 following an Obama re-election, not 2012 against his former Commander in Chief.