Reply #103: that is odd

[Claudia Jones]

So many of the defenders of the administration put a lot of time and effort into trying to convince people that he is a liberal. The people in the administration do not want to appear to be left wing, by the way. They have made the calculated decision that their political future lies in appealing and pandering to conservative and "independent" voters.

People here who disagree with the conservative actions by the administration are not necessarily surprised, they simply disagree. Most critics are saying the exact same things, taking the exact same position on exactly the same issues as they have all along - before, during and after the campaign.

So which is it? Is the administration actually left wing, as so many of its defenders claim, and are we just too stupid to see that? Or is the administration center-right and so therefore those of us on the left are stupid for expecting anything different from the administration?

Obama spent months and months and millions of dollars "claiming to be a liberal." His most ardent promoters swore up and down that he was, and that all who questioned that were delusional. Once he was in office, those same promoters say that "Obama has NEVER claimed to be a liberal" and that all of the people who believed what was said in the campaign were fools for doing so.

Before the election: "Obama IS a liberal!!! How can you not see that???"

During the first few months in office: "Give him a chance to prove he is a liberal before you start criticizing him!!!"

Now: "What sort of deluded fool thought that was Obama was a liberal?"