wrong, surging in prominence in republican and tea party circles, giving us a new book, a new word of the year, refudiate, and even a new reality show. >> i think sarah palin would say she's not doing a reality show, she's showing you the peaks and valleys and indigenous life of alaska. and by that i mean her husband, i think. >> i think she is a brilliant politician. i think she has an instinct for the zeitgeist and what people need to hear, but i don't see her as a serious political figure. >> and you can see more of tom foreman's all the best all the worst 2010 as part of cnn's new year's eve coverage. anderson and kathi griffin are together yet again this year for new year's eve live counting you down to 2011. up next, living life to the limit and way above the speed limit. extreme living to the max.