On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:09:54 -0700 (PDT) Shane Taylor
<shane.taylor at verizon.net> writes:
> [prepare to be patronized:]
>
> The New Republic
> The Empiricist Strikes Back
>
> Obama's pragmatism explained.
>
> Cass R. Sunstein, The New Republic Published: Wednesday, September
> 10, 2008
>
>
If Obama was a European politician, he would be clearly perceived to be of the center-right. On any number of issues, Obama is to the right of European politicians like Chirac, or Sarkozy, or even Cameron. It's only because the US political spectrum is pitched so far to the right that Obama could ever be perceived to be a "doctrinaire liberal." And it's only because US politics have shifted so far to the right that American progressives could allowed themselves to indulge in all sorts of illusions concerning Obama that were never supported by his political record or by his own public statements. It doesn't even make sense to bash Obama over this since he has been pretty forthright concerning what his stands are on any number of issues. It's the progressive who have deluded themselves. ____________________________________________________________ Click for free info on online degrees and make up to $150K/ year. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nlXF8L2jdhkLUV7Yxx0WYB5LTCp96ewF6REmKKp8rk1nbxD/