Even after six years in office, conservatives on FOX News
and in congress are still banging the “Obama is a socialist” drum. Those of us
who actually reside on the left end of the spectrum have known this to be a
ridiculous charge from the moment it was first uttered, but it still resonates
strongly in Tea Party and libertarian circles. The most recent issue of Esquire includes an important article
(with charts!) that should debunk and bury this accusation once and for all
(link).
As the article (with charts!) clearly shows, the President
cannot even be labeled a liberal, let alone a socialist. The real Barack Obama
is a hawkish, pro-business centrist Democrat in the mold of Bill Clinton. In
fact, Obama used Clinton’s playbook to win his two elections; lean left during
the primaries and campaigns, then, once in office, run to your comfort zone in
the center. And I’ll put money on the table right now that Hillary’s campaign
strategy will be exactly the same.
Obama has been a great disappointment to progressives and, I
am guessing, to socialists as well. We expected change, but got more of the
same.
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