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In reply to the discussion: Bruce Bartlett: Revenge of the Reality-Based Community-My life on the Republican right & and how... [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)65. Obama at his most liberal is an Eisenhower Democrat,
and those existed back in the 1950s. There were enough of them to elect Eisenhower to the presidency.
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Faryn Balyncd
Nov 2012
OP
Wow. Someone willing to think for himself instead of blindly follow someone else's ideology.
randome
Nov 2012
#1
Anyone Democrat thinks that Obama is some sort of left-winger is as delusional...
truebrit71
Nov 2012
#3
It's peculiar that a lot of those who think Obama is a liberal just loathe anyone to Obama's left
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#5
That's because Sanders is very clear on issues that directly affect the American people.
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#17
Yeah, but the US has had _two_ screaming rightist presidents, arguably three if you count GHWB
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#7
If we tend to elect all those "center" representatives, why do we end up with such a RW government?
Vincardog
Nov 2012
#21
I disagreed with many of Bartlett's points, but I found him coming around refreshing.
apnu
Nov 2012
#25
I've always maintained that with Clinton, Democrats took a hard right and stayed there.
TalkingDog
Nov 2012
#43
Well liberals always knew Obama truly was more of a blue dog dem. Not a surprise to
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#12
True. So like good Liberals, we keep our views and relish the time we get a bit of a pendulum swing
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#20
Excellent point. If the right could stay away from the social issues and try to outreach
southernyankeebelle
Nov 2012
#27
A pendulum that swings from hard right to slightly right of center isn't really much of a pendulum
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#30
The Hard Right would state it completely opposite...I have it on good knowledge.
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#35
The hard right think Obama is a communist, hardly an accurate observation of reality
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#42
Back in the day ... 1970-72 ... McGovern was a way far lefty Everyone back then...until we anti-war
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#44
Great excerpts. Thanks for posting! Bookmarked. Recommended without hesitation. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2012
#15
Obviously you have not read the article that the links lead to. Bartlett is right about
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2012
#23
When you refer to 'just selling books' (paraphrased) you refer to central thesis which is not Obama.
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2012
#49
You are picking on the straw that broke the camel's back, not the Republican load of BS that
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2012
#51
Well Obama is far from being a Liberal. And he doesn't seem to have much time for the Progressive
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#57
You seem to be afraid to read the article, perhaps because of where it is located. That is just like
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2012
#58
We need many many more of these gop turncoats who have seen the light
Dont call me Shirley
Nov 2012
#22
Obama is neither Liberal or Republican. He is a pragmatist. He works to get compromise.
ray of light
Nov 2012
#29
More Proof that the extreme RW is swinging a bit left. Pat Robertson is the CF of that equation.
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#39
This guy isn't really even a GOP turncoat... he's just showing how extreme they've become.
reformist2
Dec 2012
#60