extremism and partisan obstruction, Democrats are embracing traditional Republican agenda.

Like the individual mandate, most of the Obama Administration's major proposals and accomplishments would have been recognized as Republican ten years ago: the plan to slash Social Security, the Wall Street bailouts, refusal to prosecute bankster crimes that triggered the economic crisis, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, school privatization, the NSA's massive surveillance dragnet, unprovoked military attacks on other countries, "clean coal," permission for continued mountaintop removal mining and fracking, even greenhouse-gas emissions trading (introduced by the George H.W. Bush Administration and supported by Newt Gingrich and John McCain before the 2008 presidential race).

This tendency was already at work in the two Clinton terms. Bill Clinton's legacy would make any Republican president proud: NAFTA, the Welfare Reform Act, "Don'tShare this article on LinkedIn Email

British rider Sam Lowes will step up to MotoGP with Aprilia in 2017, with the Gresini-run team retaining Stefan Bradl and Alvaro Bautista for next season.

Moto2 frontrunner Lowes had initially been tipped to move straight into Aprilia's revived factory MotoGP effort next year, but he will now move across to Gresini's Moto2 team for one season instead before graduating.

The 25-year-old will also have an extensive MotoGP test role with Aprilia in the interim.

"I believe that I have the potential to win the [Moto2] championship and the team's strong racing pedigree will hopefully provide the support I need to claim the title," said Lowes, who will swap this year's Speed Up chassis for the dominant Kalex by joining Gresini.

"2016 will be my last year