Center/Right Country

[GDoyle]

This idiot, Michael Felger, was just on Boston radio claiming "this is a center/right country." Said it repeatedly. The sad thing is, he is supposedly the "Democrat" voice on his station, WEEI. But he is one of those pathetic fools who are too meek to really defend the Democrats and usually either can't think of the correct arguments or misstates them or just sadly agrees. Sorta a local version of Colmes. With friends like him, who needs enemies?

Anyways, if its a "center/right" country, why does polling on most issues (if you take out party labels and just ask positions) whether it be on the environment, tax policy, education, worker rights, etc. usually have a majority on the "liberal" side of the position?

And most important, do people realize that in FOUR OUT OF THE LAST FIVE ELECTIONS the DEMOCRAT has received more votes from Americans then the Republican candidate.

FOUR OUT OF FIVE!!!! Think about that. That will be a 20 year period before we test it again. FOUR OUT OF FIVE!!!

And I am willing to bet it will be FIVE OUT OF SIX in 2012.

[justiceischeap]

1. If we're a center/right country then why did we just elect the "Most Liberal Person in the Senate?"

And his VP, the 3rd most liberal?

Just askin'...

[Romulox]

6. Joe Biden wasn't all that liberal when he was pushing the 2005 Bankruptcy "reform"...

:eyes:

[justiceischeap]

I was being mostly sarcastic. ;) n/t

[Romulox]

8. OK, but I still thing it is worth bringing up, since most DUers seem to be ignorant of BAPCPA.

Also, Joe Biden is one of the top Drug Warrior in the Senate.

The day he was announced as VP candidate, I knew the War on Drugs would continue for the next 4 -8 years. :wtf:

[BattyDem]

2. That's the new meme

All the talking heads are saying it. (Not Keith and Rachel ... but you know what I mean.)

[OHdem10]

3. The Conservatives are apoplectic. They are like someone

gasping for air, taking their last breath. They have started these talking
points. This election was not a referendum on
Conservatism. This election was not a referendum on Conservatism.
Conservative Principles are still alive and well. Some are adding
now that Obama won, Obama has moved to the center and talking conservative
principles.

Some version of this is repeatedly stated and has beenn going on for
at least 2 days.

Their idea of Center Right Government is what gave Obama the WH.

Obama got the Independents who had had it with Center Right Rule.

Center Right rule gave us Enron then the gosh awful Bank Failures
of the present.

[paparush]

4. Check out the NYT front page. Interactive map - "How the Map Changed from 2004"

Shows counties (nationally) that voted MORE Republican this time vs counties that went MORE Democratic this time.

Click through the map for other statistical goodness.

www.nytimes.com
(skip the intro)

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. This is the right wing talking point of the week, and it's already older than McCain

Joey Scartissue keeps repeating it. So does Buchanan. The FAUX trolls. The DLC.... all the Repukes apparently.

[kenny blankenship]

7. Center/Right? WRONG. The media may be

but the electorate keeps throwing the party of the Right out of office.

[Leopolds Ghost]

9. This is the new meme. Repeated by Time Newsweek and Politico (latest corpmedia camels nose outlet)

On Scarborough, CNN, etc.

That, and "Obama will not make the mistakes Clinton made, allowing
leftists to set his early agenda and allowing special interests to
create diversity litmus test for his cabinet"